DictionaryRoot: coagulare
Latin
coagulare
cause to curdle
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verb
coagulate
koh-AG-yuh-layt/kəʊˈæɡjuleɪt/
To change or cause a liquid to change into a thick or solid mass.
Etymology
The Latin verb for causing curdling came from a verb meaning 'collect' or literally 'drive together.' The image is of liquid matter gathering into a thickened mass.