inspissate

in·spis·sate

transitive verb

intransitive verb

-·sat·ed, -·sat·ing

to thicken, as by evaporation; condense

Origin of inspissate

from Late Latin inspissatus, thick from Classical Latin in-, in + spissatus, past participle of spissare, to thicken from spissus, thick from Indo-European base an unverified form spei-, to flourish, grow fat from source speed, German speck, bacon

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inspissate

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 of inspissate

From Late Latin īnspissāre īnspissāt- to thicken Latin in- causative pref. ; see in- ². Latin spissus thick

Related Forms:

in′spis·sa′tion
noun

in·spis′sa′tor
noun

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present inspissates, present participle inspissating, simple past and past participle inspissated)

To thicken, especially by boiling, evaporation, or condensation; condense.
(intransitive) To become viscous.

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Origin

From Latin īnspissāre, "to thicken".

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