jell

v., jelled, jell·ing, jells.

v.intr.

1. To become firm or gelatinous; congeal. See synonyms at coagulate.
2. To take shape or fall into place; crystallize: A plan of action finally jelled in my mind.

v.tr.

1. To cause to become firm or gelatinous.
2. To cause to take shape; make clear and definite; crystallize.

[Probably back-formation from JELLY.]

To congeal a food substance, often with the aid of gelatin.

verb

To change or be changed from a liquid into a soft, semisolid, or solid mass: clot, coagulate, congeal, curdle, gelatinize, jelly, set¹. See solid/liquid/consistency.

v

Definition: coagulate
Antonyms: liquidate, melt

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IN BRIEF: v. - Become gelatinous.

Tutor's tip: A sweet "gel" (a jellylike mixture) dessert must "jell" (to become jellylike) before it will stay on the spoon.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - stivne, tage fast form
v. tr. - fastfryse, give fast form

Nederlands (Dutch)
definitief vorm krijgen, opstijven, goed/efficiënt samenwerken

Français (French)
v. intr. - épaissir (de la gelée), prendre, prendre une tournure (des projets)
v. tr. - faire épaissir, clarifier

Deutsch (German)
v. - fest werden, gelieren, Gestalt annehmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πήζω, δένω, αποκρυσταλλώνομαι, παίρνω σχήμα/μορφή

Italiano (Italian)
coagularsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - coagular, gelatinizar

Русский (Russian)
желе, бесформенная масса, состояние страха или нерешительности, превращать в желе, застывать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - cristalizarse, formarse (opinión, proyecto, etc.), coagularse, cuajarse
v. tr. - formar, moldear

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - stelna, bli till gelé, (låta) ta fast form

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
冻结, 定形, 使冻结, 使定形

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 凍結, 定形
v. tr. - 使凍結, 使定形

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 굳어지다, 계획을 구체화하다
v. tr. - 굳히다 , 구체화 되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ゼリー状になる, 固まる
n. - ゼリー, ゼリー状に固まる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) تبلور, تجمد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הקריש, התגבש (רעיון), הגיעו להבנה‬
v. tr. - ‮גיבש (רעיון), הביא לקרישה‬

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