COAGULATES Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

coagulates

verb

present tense third-person singular of coagulate

as in gels

to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly the blood coagulated, and a scab formed on the wound

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Recent Examples of coagulates Reciprocal male-on-male mounting among corpse-eating burying beetles increases with heat stress, and chronic heat stress coagulates the blood of Holstein Friesian cattle. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

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Water all trees and shrubs deeply before the ground freezes, and throughout the winter on days when the temperature exceeds 40 degrees and there has been no snow cover for four weeks.

— Pam Rosendal, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2026
Reduce Watering Ohler suggests giving a deep watering before the ground freezes.

— Jane Kim, The Spruce, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of freezes

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Davidsen bucks up her balky husband with a bloodthirsty holler, stiffens her voice against doubt, and, in her final sleepwalking scene, taps into the tender stratum of Lady Macbeth’s subconscious.

— Justin Davidson, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
This remains soft during low-energy movement but stiffens upon high-impact force.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 27 July 2026

Definition of stiffens

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Dividing clumps every few years in early spring also maintains their vigor.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026
Like generations of potential treatments before it, KRSA-028 is designed to break down a protein called amyloid that clumps up in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.

— Allison DeAngelis, STAT, 18 Feb. 2026

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