[con.geal] vb [ME congelen, fr. MF congeler, fr. L congelare, fr. com- + gelare to freeze--more at cold] vt (14c) 1: to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold
2: to make viscid or curdled: coagulate
3: to make rigid, fixed, or immobile ~ vi: to become congealed: solidify -- con.geal.ment n