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coagulate

/koʊˈæɡ.jə.leɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
co-ag-u-late
IPA
/koʊˈæɡ.jə.leɪt/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.

Intransitive verb

verb

To cause to congeal.

Transitive verb

adj

Coagulated.

Obsolete

noun

A mass formed by means of coagulation.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English coagulaten (“(of blood) to clot or, make blood coagulate; (of tissue) to consolidate”), from coagulat(e) (“coagulated; (blood) clotted; (milk) curdled; (humor) thickened, viscous; (material) solidified, cohesive; (wine) boiled down, reduced”, also used as the past participle of coagulaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin coāgulātus, the perfect passive participle of coāgulō (“to curdle, coagulate”), from coāgulum (“a means of curdling, rennet”), from cōgō (“bring together, gather, collect”) + -ulum (forms instrument nouns), from co- (“together”) + agō (“do, make, drive”). Doublet of quail. Displaced native Middle English irennen, from Old English ġerinnan, but not native curdle.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *h₂eǵ-, coagulaten, coāgulātus, coagulat, coāgulātum

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /koʊˈæɡ.jə.leɪt/
  • British English: /kəʊˈæɡ.jʊ.leɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

coagulates (present, singular) coagulating (participle, present) coagulated (participle, past) coagulated (past) coagulates (plural)

Derived Forms

anticoagulate coagulable coagulant coagulation coagulative coagulator coagulatory coagulin coagulopathy electrocoagulate hemocoagulase photocoagulate

Frequently Paired Words

coagulum cache cogent squat

Synonyms

coagulated curdled grumous grumose clot

Antonyms

dissolve melt

Questions

How do you pronounce coagulate?
The recorded pronunciation is /koʊˈæɡ.jə.leɪt/.
What does coagulate mean?
To become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.
Where does coagulate come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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