| Pronunciation: | | in'spiseyt
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| Matching Terms: | | inspissation
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- [v] become thick or thicker; "The sauce thickened"; "The egg yolk will inspissate"
- [v] make thick or thicker; "Thicken the sauce"; "inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch"
- [v] make viscous or dense, as of liquids
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| | Synonyms: | | thicken |
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| | Antonyms: | | thin |
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| | See Also: | | alter, change, change integrity, change state, turn |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
\In*spis"sate\, a. [L. inspissatus, p. p.]
Thick or thickened; inspissated. --Greenhill.
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