GELATE Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

gelate

verb

ˈje-ˌlāt

Definition of gelate

as in to gel

to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly biomedical applications for substances that gelate in water

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Both have had time to gel as a squad, and both have managers who know how to get over the line.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Here, her natural hair was styled in a sleek, avant-garde aesthetic that gelled her front layer in a sharp wave over her forehead.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 July 2026

Definition of gel

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BitOK puts the drop in median time from submission to freeze at 44% on Ethereum and 23% on Tron, and found a same-block urgent mode used in about one case in six.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
For example, make our Blueberry and Cream Cheese Coffee Cake Muffins in the summer orturn a bumper crop of zucchini into Zucchini Bread to be frozen whole or sliced to enjoy in the fall.

— Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2026

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As most of the scientific books tell us, coagulating protein at lower temperatures produces more tender clumps; adding a little water or cream makes an omelet tenderer still.

— Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
If an egg cracks during boiling, vinegar can help the egg white coagulate faster, preventing it from leaking into the water.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026

Definition of coagulate

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