inspissate v 1: make viscous or dense; "thicken the sauce by adding flour" [syn: {thicken}, {inspissate}] 2: make thick or thicker; "Thicken the sauce"; "inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch" [syn: {thicken}, {inspissate}] [ant: {thin}] 3: become thick or thicker; "The sauce thickened"; "The egg yolk will inspissate" [syn: {thicken}, {inspissate}] [ant: {thin}]
Inspissate \In*spis"sate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inspissated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inspissating}.] [L. inspissatus, p. p. of inspissare to thicken; pref. in- + spissare to thicken, fr. spissus thick.] To thicken or bring to greater consistence, as fluids by evaporation. [1913 Webster]
Inspissate \In*spis"sate\, a. [L. inspissatus, p. p.] Thick or thickened; inspissated. --Greenhill. [1913 Webster]
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