Jellify
/ˈdʒɛl.ɪ.faɪ/noun
To turn into or become a jelly-like substance; to set or thicken.
Did you know?Jellify is built on the same root as gelatin, jelly, and gel, all tracing back to Latin gelare, meaning “to freeze,” so the word carries an old hidden idea of turning liquid into stillness.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
gelare
“to freeze, congeal”
Late Latin
Latin
gelatus
“frozen, congealed”
Old French
Old French
gelée
“jelly; frozen thing”
Middle English
English
jely / gelly
“a jelly-like substance”
19th Century
English
jellify
“to turn into jelly or make jelly-like”