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jell

   Also found in: Medical, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.03 sec.
jell  (jl)
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.]

jell, gel [dʒɛl]
vb jells, jelling, jelled, gels gelling, gelled
1. to make or become gelatinous; congeal
2. (intr) to assume definite form his ideas have jelled
n
US an informal word for jelly
[back formation from jelly1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.jell - become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme"
solidify - become solid; "The metal solidified when it cooled"

jell see gel


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