curdle

v., -dled, -dling, -dles.

v.intr.

1. 1. To change into curd. See synonyms at coagulate.
   2. To become congealed as if by having changed into curd: The blood in my veins curdled at the horrific sight.
2. To go bad or become spoiled.

v.tr.
To cause to change into or as if into curd.

[Frequentative of CURD.]

To coagulate, or separate into curds and whey. Soured milk curdles, as do some egg- and milk-based sauces when exposed to prolonged or high heat. Acids such as lemon juice also cause curdling in some mixtures.

verb

To change or be changed from a liquid into a soft, semisolid, or solid mass: clot, coagulate, congeal, gelatinize, jell, jelly, set. See solid/liquid/consistency.

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: turn into curds,as of dairy products
  Synonyms: clabber, clot
  Antonyms: homogenize (meaning #2), homogenise (meaning #2), homogenise (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: go bad or sour

Meaning #3: turn from a liquid to a solid mass

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - skille, koagulere
v. tr. - få til at skille, få til at koagulere

Nederlands (Dutch)
stremmen, schiften, misgaan/bederven

Français (French)
v. intr. - se cailler, (fig) se figer
v. tr. - cailler, coaguler, figer (le sang), (fig) glacer, figer

Deutsch (German)
v. - gerinnen (lassen)

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πήζω, σβολιάζω, (για γάλα) ξινίζω, κόβω

Italiano (Italian)
cagliare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - coalhar, coagular

Русский (Russian)
свертываться (о молоке), леденить кровь

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - cortarse, cuajarse
v. tr. - cortar, cuajar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - löpna, ysta sig, få att koagulera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
凝结, 变质, 凝固, 使凝结, 使变质, 使凝固

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 凝結, 變質, 凝固
v. tr. - 使凝結, 使變質, 使凝固

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 응유로 되다, 응고되다
v. tr. - 응유로 만들다, 응고시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 凝固する, 凝結する, だめになる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) خثر, جبن, أخثر, راب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נקרש, התגבן, קפא (חלב)‬
v. tr. - ‮גיבן, הקריש, הקפיא (חלב)‬

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