co·ag·u·late
kō-ˈa-gyə-ˌlāt 
coagulated; coagulating
2
: to gather together or form into a mass or group
: to become coagulated
co·ag·u·late
kō-ˈa-gyə-lət
-ˌlāt
-ˌlāt
archaic
: being clotted or congealed
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Verb
The eggs coagulate when heated.
The medicine helps coagulate blood.
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Verb
Researchers tasted the first trials of ant yogurt, where the milk had begun to coagulate and acidify, which are signs of early yogurt fermentation.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Tofu is more minimally processed and made from unfermented, coagulated soy milk.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2025
The basketball gods have handed us an opportunity — a chance to stir up a rivalry that has been sitting cold and coagulating on the back burner for far too long.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Within hours the pool would coagulate into electric-blue slush, like a gas station Slurpee.
—Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
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“Coagulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coagulate. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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coagulate
1 of 2 verb
co·ag·u·late
kō-ˈag-yə-ˌlāt
coagulated; coagulating
1
: to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : clot
blood platelets that coagulate blood—Sonni Efron
Sonni Efronrennin coagulates milk
2
: to subject to coagulation
high-frequency radio waves used to cut and coagulate tissue—Alan Goldstein
Alan Goldstein
: to become coagulated : undergo coagulation
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