congeal

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner le passage à l'état solide ou semi-solide, notamment sous l'effet du froid ou en épaississant.

A verb used to indicate the process of becoming solid or semi-solid, especially through cooling or thickening.

1. Become solid or thickC1formal

   To change from a liquid or soft state to a solid or semi-solid state, especially by cooling.

   Se figer, se solidifier

   • The fat congealed on top of the soup as it cooled.
   • Blood congeals quickly when exposed to air.
   • The melted wax congealed into a hard lump.

   Synonymescoagulatecurdlefreezegelhardenjellsetsolidifystiffenthicken

   Antonymesdissolveliquefymeltthaw

2. Become fixed or staticC2formal

   To become fixed, static, or unchanging, often in a negative sense.

   Se figer

   • The conversation congealed into an awkward silence.
   • Their plans congealed into a rigid schedule.
   • The once-fluid organization congealed into a bureaucratic mess.

   Synonymesfossilizefreezehardenpetrifysetsolidifystagnatestiffen

   Antonymeschangeevolveflowmove