inspissate
pronunciation
How to pronounce inspissate in British English:
UK [ɪn'spɪseɪt]
How to pronounce inspissate in American English:
US [ɪn'spɪseɪt]
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- Verb:
- make viscous or dense
- make thick or thicker
- become thick or thicker
Word Origin
- inspissate (v.)
- 1620s, from Late Latin inspissatus, past participle of inspissare, from in- + spissare "to thicken," related to spissus "thick" (see spissitude). Related: Inspissated; inspissating.