coagulate

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  1. transitive verb To cause transformation of (a liquid or sol, for example) into or as if into a soft, semisolid, or solid mass.
  2. intransitive verb To become coagulated.
  3. Syntax Note
    Synonyms: coagulate, clot, congeal, curdle, jell, jelly, set1
    These verbs mean to change or be changed from a liquid into a thickened mass: egg white coagulating when heated; blood clotting over the wound; gravy congealing as it cools; milk that had curdled; used pectin to jell the jam; jellied consommé; allowed the aspic to set.

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  1. Middle English coagulaten, from Latin coāgulāre, coāgulāt-, from coāgulum, coagulator; see coagulum.

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  1. from Latin coagulatus, past participle of coagulare, curdle, from coagulum, a means of curdling, rennet, also literally a bond, tie: see coagulum.
  2. from Middle English coagulat, from Latin coagulatus, past participle: see the verb.
 

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/kəˈægjuleɪt/
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