Definition of: congeal

(kən·jēl′) v.t.
1. To convert from a fluid to a solid condition, as by freezing or curdling.
2. To clot or coagulate, as blood.
—v.i.
3. To become hard, stiff, of viscid. [<MF congeler <L congelare <com- together + gelare freeze <gelum frost]
—con·geal′a·ble adjective
—con·geal′er noun
—con·geal′ment noun