Congeal

1. (v. t.) To coagulate; to change from a fluid to a solid state.

2. (v. t.) To affect as if by freezing; to check the flow of, or cause to run cold; to chill.

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.

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