The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Inspissate — In*spis sate, a. [L. inspissatus, p. p.] Thick or thickened; inspissated. Greenhill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inspissate — (v.) 1620s, from L.L. inspissatus, pp. of inspissare, from in + spissare to thicken, related to spissus thick (see SPISSITUDE (Cf. spissitude)). Related: Inspissated; inspissating … Etymology dictionary
inspissate — [in spis′āt΄] vt., vi. inspissated, inspissating [< LL inspissatus, thick < L in , in + spissatus, pp. of spissare, to thicken < spissus, thick < IE base * spei , to flourish, grow fat > SPEED, Ger speck, bacon] to thicken, as by… … English World dictionary
inspissate — transitive verb ( sated; sating) Etymology: Late Latin inspissatus, past participle of inspissare, from Latin in + spissus slow, dense; akin to Greek spidnos compact, Lithuanian spisti to form a swarm Date: 1626 to make thick or thicker •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
inspissate — v. [L. in, into; spissus, thick, dense] To bring greater consistency; to thicken … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
inspissate — inspissation, n. inspissator, n. /in spis ayt/, v.t., v.i., inspissated, inspissating. to thicken, as by evaporation; make or become dense. [1620 30; < LL inspissatus ptp. of inspissare to thicken, equiv. to L in IN 2 + spissa(re) to thicken… … Universalium
inspissate — To perform or undergo inspissation … Medical dictionary
inspissate — Synonyms and related words: beat up, cake, caked, cakey, churn, clabber, clabbered, clot, clotted, clump, cluster, coagulate, coagulated, colloid, colloidize, concrete, congeal, congealed, cream, curd, curded, curdle, curdled, emulsify,… … Moby Thesaurus
inspissate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make thick or thicker, especially through evaporation or condensation: condense, thicken. See SOLID … English dictionary for students
inspissate — v. make thick, thicken; become thick … English contemporary dictionary
