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

Derived Forms

• incrassative
  adjective
• incrassation
  noun

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”; see in- ², crass, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Abdomen very smooth and shining, with the apical margins of the segments narrowly rufo-piceous; the posterior legs incrassate and dark rufo-piceous.

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

Abdomen very smooth and shining; the node of the petiole incrassate and tapering upwards into an 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

How far the coagulating principle operateth in generation is evident from eggs wch will never incrassate without it.

From Medical Investigation in Seventeenth Century England Papers Read at a Clark Library Seminar, October 14, 1967 by Bodemer, Charles W.

Abdomen ovate, the node of the petiole incrassate, and viewed sideways is triangular or wedge-shaped.

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