Con-gēal'1, v. t.
(kon-jeel'), v. t. [imp. & p. p. CON-GEALED; p. pr. & vb. n. CONGEALING.] [Lat. congelare, from con and gelare, to freeze, from gelu, frost; Fr. congeler, Pr. & Sp. congelar, It. congelare].
Sense 1. To change from a fluid to a solid state by cold; to freeze; to stiffen; to coagulate.
A vapory deluge lies to snow congealed. Thomson.
Sense 2. To bind or clog, as if by cold; to stiffen, as from the effect of terror. “As if with horror to congeal his blood.” Stirling.