inspissate
[ in-spis-eyt ]
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verb (used with or without object),in·spis·sat·ed, in·spis·sat·ing.
to thicken, as by evaporation; make or become dense.
Origin of inspissate
1First recorded in 1620–30; from Late Latin inspissātus, past participle of inspissāre “to thicken,” equivalent to Latin in- “in” + spissā(re) “to thicken” (derivative of spissus “thick”) + -tus past participle suffix; see in-2
Other words from inspissate
- in·spis·sa·tion, noun
- in·spis·sa·tor, noun
- non·in·spis·sat·ing, adjective
- un·in·spis·sat·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for inspissate
inspissate
/ (ɪnˈspɪseɪt) /
verb
archaic to thicken, as by evaporation
Origin of inspissate
1C17: from Late Latin inspissātus thickened, from Latin spissāre to thicken, from spissus thick
Derived forms of inspissate
- inspissation, noun
- inspissator, noun
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