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verb (used with object), verb (used without object), in·spis·sat·ed, in·spis·sat·ing.
to thicken, as by evaporation; make or become dense.
Origin:
1620–30; < Late Latin inspissātus past participle of inspissāre to thicken, equivalent to Latin in- in-2 + spissā(re) to thicken (derivative of spissus thick) + -tus past participle suffix
1620–30; < Late Latin inspissātus past participle of inspissāre to thicken, equivalent to Latin in- in-2 + spissā(re) to thicken (derivative of spissus thick) + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
in·spis·sa·tion, noun
in·spis·sa·tor, noun
non·in·spis·sat·ing, adjective
un·in·spis·sat·ed, adjective
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inspissate in·spis·sate (ĭn-spĭs'āt', ĭn'spĭ-sāt')
v. in·spis·sat·ed, in·spis·sat·ing, in·spis·sates
To undergo thickening or cause to thicken, as by evaporation or the absorption of fluid.
in'spis·sa'tion n.
in·spis'sa'tor n.
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