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- Dictionaryin·spis·sate/inˈspiˌsāt/
verb
- 1. thicken or congeal: "whatever tends to inspissate sap has the property of causing flower buds to be produced"
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noun. Did you know? Inspissate is ultimately derived from Latin spissus ("slow, dense") and is related to Greek spidnos ("compact") and Lithuanian "spisti" ("to form a swarm"). When it appeared in English in the 17th century, "inspissate" suggested a literal thickening.
Inspissate definition: to thicken, as by evaporation; make or become dense.. See examples of INSPISSATE used in a sentence.
verb. make thick or thicker. “ inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch”. synonyms: thicken. thicken. become thick or thicker. see more. verb. make viscous or dense.
inspissate in British English (ɪnˈspɪseɪt ) verb archaic to thicken, as by evaporation
Inspissate means to thicken or condense, especially by evaporation or boiling. Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of this archaic verb from various dictionaries and sources.
Inspissate is a verb that means to thicken, as by evaporation or boiling. It comes from Latin īnspissāre, "to thicken". See synonyms, antonyms and origin of inspissate.
Inspissate means to thicken, as by evaporation, or to make or become dense. It is an archaic word derived from Latin spissus, meaning thick. See synonyms, usage, conjugation and examples.
