congealed

congealed is the simple past and past participle of congeal.

Adjective

congealed (comparative more congealed, superlative most congealed)

(obsolete) Frozen.
- Yet still he wasted, as the snow congealed, / When the bright sunne his beams thereon doth beat [...].1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto V”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
Viscid, coagulated; jelly-like, unusually thick (of a liquid).

congeal (third-person singular simple present congeals, present participle congealing, simple past and past participle congealed)

(transitive) To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
(transitive) To coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid such as gel or jelly.

Synonyms:

clot
(transitive) To make rigid or immobile.
- We must act before opposition to our plans congeals.
(intransitive) To become congealed, solidify.

comparative	more congealed
superlative	most congealed

What does congealed mean?: Congealed means frozen.
What is congealed the simple past and past participle of?: Congealed is the simple past and past participle of congeal.
What part of speech is congealed?: Congealed is an adjective.

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