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jellify

American  
[jel-uh-fahy] / ˈdʒɛl əˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object)

jellified, jellifying

  1. to make into a jelly; reduce to a gelatinous state.

verb (used without object)

jellified, jellifying

  1. to turn into jelly; become gelatinous.

jellify British  
/ ˈdʒɛlɪˌfaɪ /

verb

  1. to make into or become jelly

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Other Word Forms

  • jellification noun

Etymology

Origin of jellify

First recorded in 1800–10; jelly + -fy

Example Sentences

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"Drene," he said, "is one of those fussers who jellify when hurled on their necks—the kind that ask that kind of girl to marry them after she's turned down everything else they suggest."

From Between Friends by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

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