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unconˈgeal, v. [un-2 3 and 7.] trans. and intr. To unfreeze; to thaw.
1593Nashe Christ's T. Wks. (Grosart) IV. 246 The infected ayre will vncongeale, and the wombes of the contagious Clowdes will be clensed. 1664Power Exp. Philos. i. 35 When I came again about two or three hours after to uncongeal the Liquor, by keeping the glass in my warm hand. 1833Tennyson Two Voices 407 Like soften'd airs that blowing steal, When meres begin to uncongeal. |