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inspissate

(in spis′āt′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb inspissated, inspissating

to thicken, as by evaporation; condense

Origin: < LL inspissatus, thick < L in-, in + spissatus, pp. of spissare, to thicken < spissus, thick < IE base *spei-, to flourish, grow fat > speed, Ger speck, bacon

Related Forms:

inspissation noun
inspissator noun

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intr. & tr.v. in·spis·sat·ed, in·spis·sat·ing, in·spis·sates

To undergo thickening or cause to thicken, as by boiling or evaporation; condense.

Origin:

Origin: From Late Latin īnspissāre, īnspissāt-, to thicken

Origin: : Latin in-, causative pref.; see in-²

Origin: + Latin spissus, thick

Related Forms:

inˌspis·saˈtion noun

in·spisˈsaˌtor noun

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