Dictionary
con•geal
Pronunciation: (kun-jēl'), [key]—
v.t., v.i.
1. to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing:
The fat congealed on the top of the soup.
2. to curdle; coagulate, as a fluid.
3. to make or become fixed, as ideas, sentiments, or principles:
Some philosophic systems lost their vitality and congealed. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.