inspissate
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in·spis·sate
(ĭn-spĭs′āt′, ĭn′spĭ-sāt′)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.
[From Late Latin īnspissāre, īnspissāt-, to thicken : Latin in-, causative pref.; see in-2 + Latin spissus, thick.]
in′spis·sa′tion n.
in·spis′sa′tor n.
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inspissate
(ɪnˈspɪseɪt)vb
(Chemistry) archaic to thicken, as by evaporation
[C17: from Late Latin inspissātus thickened, from Latin spissāre to thicken, from spissus thick]
ˌinspisˈsation n
ˈinspisˌsator n
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in•spis•sate
(ɪnˈspɪs eɪt)v.t., v.i. -sat•ed, -sat•ing.
to thicken, as by evaporation; make or become dense.
[1620–30; < Late Latin inspissātus, past participle of inspissāre to thicken = Latin in- in-2 + spissāre to thicken, derivative of spissus thick]
in`spis•sa′tion, n.
in′spis•sa`tor, n.
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inspissate
Past participle: inspissated
Gerund: inspissating
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| Verb | 1. | inspissate - make viscous or dense; "thicken the sauce by adding flour" change integrity - change in physical make-up |
| 2. | inspissate - make thick or thicker; "Thicken the sauce"; "inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" thicken, inspissate - become thick or thicker; "The sauce thickened"; "The egg yolk will inspissate" | |
| 3. | inspissate - become thick or thicker; "The sauce thickened"; "The egg yolk will inspissate" change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" thicken, inspissate - make thick or thicker; "Thicken the sauce"; "inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch" |
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