incrassate

American  

[in-kras-eyt, in-kras-it, -eyt] / ɪnˈkræs eɪt, ɪnˈkræs ɪt, -eɪt /

verb (used with object)

incrassated, incrassating

1. Pharmacology. to make (a liquid) thicker by addition of another substance or by evaporation.

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adjective

1. Botany, Entomology. Also incrassated thickened or swollen.

incrassate British  

adjective

1. biology thickened or swollen

   incrassate cell walls

2. obsolete fattened or swollen

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verb

1. obsolete to make or become thicker

Other Word Forms

• incrassation noun
• incrassative adjective

Etymology

Origin of incrassate

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Late Latin incrassātus, past participle of incrassāre “to fatten, make thick,” derivative of crassus “thick, dense, stout, heavy, deep, opaque”; in- ², crass, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

The node of the petiole incrassate, very slightly elevated; viewed sideways, broadly wedge-shaped; the abdomen ovate.

From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various

Abdomen ovate; the scale incrassate, armed above with two stout acute teeth.

From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various

Abdomen ovate, the node of the peduncle elevated, incrassate, rounded anteriorly, and flat behind.

From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various

Abdomen smooth, shining, and ferruginous; the node of the petiole incrassate, cylindric, and tapering upwards into a very acute spine.

From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various

Thorax: the anterior margin slightly rounded with the lateral angles very acute; the femora very thickly incrassate in the middle; the apex of the tibiæ ferruginous.

From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various