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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  1. gel
  2. freeze
  3. stiffen
  4. coagulate
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  • And then there’s Kaytranada’s Timeless, which seamlessly gels soulful R&B house with supple, savory vocals.
    Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2024
  • But this idea that Destiny 3 is that answer, even if in a perfect world that may be true, does not really gel with the reality that has been unfolding over the last couple years.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of gel
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  • This includes both the monthly and daily normals of precipitation, temperature, snowfall, heating and cooling degree days, growing-degree days, as well as frost and freeze dates spanning across close to 15,000 different observation sites.
    Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Temperatures in the Midwest and Great Lakes region in December usually sit around 30 degrees F on average, meaning that weather will likely be above freezing on Christmas Day.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of freeze
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  • Opie Way is one of many small bright lights in the American luxury landscape, and James’s deep commitment to producing the exceptional is the mark of a true artisan—and the stuff that stiffens the spine of the entire industry.
    Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
  • California voters this election overwhelmingly approved Proposition 36, a tough-on-crime measure that stiffened penalties for some drug and theft crimes.
    CalMatters, The Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of stiffen
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  • 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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