'Inspissate' definitions:

Definition of 'inspissate'

From: WordNet
verb
Make viscous or dense; "thicken the sauce by adding flour" [syn: thicken, inspissate]
verb
Make thick or thicker; "Thicken the sauce"; "inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch" [syn: thicken, inspissate] [ant: thin]
verb
Become thick or thicker; "The sauce thickened"; "The egg yolk will inspissate" [syn: thicken, inspissate] [ant: thin]

Definition of 'Inspissate'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Definition of 'Inspissate'

From: GCIDE
  • Inspissate \In*spis"sate\, a. [L. inspissatus, p. p.] Thick or thickened; inspissated. --Greenhill. [1913 Webster]

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