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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -sat·ed, -sat·ing.

to thicken, as by evaporation; make or become dense.

[Origin: 1620–30; < LL inspissātus ptp. of inspissāre to thicken, equiv. to L in- in-² + spissā(re) to thicken (deriv. of spissus thick) + -tus ptp. suffix

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in·spis·sa·tion, noun

in·spis·sa·tor, noun

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in·spis·sate Audio Help (ĭn-spĭs'āt', ĭn'spĭ-sāt') Pronunciation Key
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
verb
1.	make viscous or dense; "thicken the sauce by adding flour" [syn: thicken]
2.	make thick or thicker; "Thicken the sauce"; "inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch" [syn: thicken] [ant: thin]
3.	become thick or thicker; "The sauce thickened"; "The egg yolk will inspissate" [syn: thicken] [ant: thin]

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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.

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Inspissate

In*spis"sate\, a. [L. inspissatus, p. p.] Thick or thickened; inspissated. --Greenhill.

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