inspissate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb make viscous or dense
    thicken.
    • thicken the sauce by adding flour
  2. verb make thick or thicker
    thicken.
    • Thicken the sauce
    • inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch
  3. verb become thick or thicker
    thicken.
    • The sauce thickened
    • The egg yolk will inspissate

WordNet

In*spis"sate transitive verb
Etymology
L. inspissatus, p. p. of inspissare to thicken; pref. in- + spissare to thicken, fr. spissus thick.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Inspissated ; present participle & verbal noun Inspissating
Definitions
  1. To thicken or bring to greater consistence, as fluids by evaporation.
In*spis"sate adjective
Etymology
L. inspissatus, p. p.
Definitions
  1. Thick or thickened; inspissated. Greenhill.

Webster 1913