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  1. 1. v. t. To change from a fluid to a solid state by cold; to freeze. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To affect as if by freezing; to check the flow of, or cause to run cold; to chill. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. i. To grow hard, stiff, or thick, from cold or other causes; to become solid; to freeze; to cease to flow; to run cold; to be chilled. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. become gelatinous Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. To change from a fluid to a solid state by cold; to freeze. A vapory deluge lies to snow congealed. Thomson. 2. To affect as if by freezing; to check the flow of, or cause to run cold; to chill. As if with horror to congeal his blood. Stirling. To grow hard, stiff, or thick, from cold or other causes; to become solid; to freeze; to cease to flow; to run cold; to be chilled. Lest zeal, now melted . . . Cool and congeal again to what it was. Shak. Source: webster
  6. 6. To grow hard, stiff, or thick, from cold or other causes; tobecome solid; to freeze; to cease to flow; to run cold; to bechilled. Source: adambom

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