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- [jel-uh-fahy]
- /ˈdʒɛl əˌfaɪ/
- /ˈdʒe.lɪ.faɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [jel-uh-fahy]
- /ˈdʒɛl əˌfaɪ/
Definitions of jellify word
- verb with object jellify to make into a jelly; reduce to a gelatinous state. 1
- verb without object jellify to turn into jelly; become gelatinous. 1
- noun jellify (dated, intransitive) To form a jelly; to gel. 1
- verb jellify to make into or become jelly 0
- verb transitive jellify to change into jelly 0
- verb jellify (Intransitive Verb) (dated) To form a jelly; to gel. 0
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Origin of jellify
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10; jelly + -fy
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Parts of speech for Jellify
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
jellify popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for jellify
verb jellify
- set — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- jelly — a food preparation of a soft, elastic consistency due to the presence of gelatin, pectin, etc., especially fruit juice boiled down with sugar and used as a sweet spread for bread and toast, as a filling for cakes or doughnuts, etc.
- gelatinize — to make gelatinous.
- congeal — When a liquid congeals, it becomes very thick and sticky and almost solid.
- jell — to congeal; become jellylike in consistency.
Antonyms for jellify
verb jellify
- liquefy — Make or become liquid.
- melt — to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.
- thin — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
- loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
- disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
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