gelate

verb

ˈje-ˌlāt How to pronounce gelate (audio)
Definition of gelatenext
as in to gel
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly biomedical applications for substances that gelate in water

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gelate
  1. gel
  2. freeze
  3. stiffen
  4. coagulate
Verb
  • But there are a couple other obvious reasons Miyagi-Do is flopping, one of which Sam and Devon can immediately diagnose: Johnny and Daniel are not gelling.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Do some team members gel better with your EA than others?
    Kenzie Biggins, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of gel
Verb
  • The dough also freezes very well for up to 3 months. 3.
    The View, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
  • To prolong the life of your leftovers, consider freezing them.
    Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of freeze
Verb
  • In Electric mode, at the halfway point of throttle pedal travel the action stiffens.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The same law that stiffened ID on in-person voting stiffened ID requirements for getting absentee ballots, and eliminated in-person early voting the Monday before an election.
    Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
Definition of stiffen
Verb
  • Antonio ended up in intensive care at Dell’s Children's Medical Center and was gaunt, his blood coagulating.
    Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Nov. 2024
  • As a preventative course of treatment, people with the blood disorder receive weekly injections of factor IX to enable their blood to coagulate, said GOSH.
    Julia O'Driscoll, The Week UK, theweek, 27 June 2024
Definition of coagulate
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