GELATINIZE Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

gelatinize

verb

Definition of gelatinize

as in to gel

to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly pain relievers with a gelatinized coating

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Recent Examples of gelatinize Before freezing, blanching the potatoes gelatinizes surface starches, and freezing encourages those starches to reorganize into a firmer structure. — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026 Starches swell with heat and water, gelatinizing to give dough its airy lift. — Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025

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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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Older dogs stiffen up, scratch more, lose a step, and their owners want to help.

— Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Graham's aorta, at 71, tore, a dissection along a wall stiffened by decades of what the medical examiner called arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

— Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of stiffen

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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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Nu Jazz are a New York supergroup that’s congealed out of a handful of overlapping scenes.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
Instead, mud, water, splintered wood, smoke, skin, and more congeal into the same revolting sensory wavelength for a result that’s occasionally cosmic.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 July 2026

Definition of congeal

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