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   inspissate

   /ɪnˈspɪseɪt/

   verb

   • 1. thicken or congeal: "whatever tends to inspissate sap has the property of causing flower buds to be produced"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from late Latin inspissat- ‘made thick’, from the verb inspissare (based on Latin spissus ‘thick, dense’).

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   • 1. inspissation noun

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   What is the past tense of inspissate?

   • Simple past tense and past participle of inspissate. Thickened or dried by evaporation. Garlic may also be prescribed as an extract consisting of the inspissated juice, in doses of 5-io grains, and as the syrupus allii aceticus, in doses of 1-4 drachms.

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   What does inspissation mean?

   • Inspissation is the process of thickening by evaporation or absorption of fluid. To perform or undergo inspissation.

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   What is the meaning of inspissate?

   • (intransitive) To become viscous. From Latin īnspissāre, "to thicken". Find similar words to inspissate using the buttons below. Inspissate definition: To undergo thickening or cause to thicken, as by boiling or evaporation; condense.

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   When was inspissate first used?

   • The earliest known use of the verb inspissate is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for inspissate is from 1626, in the writing of Francis Bacon, lord chancellor, politician, and philosopher. It is also recorded as an adjective from the early 1600s. inspissate is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin inspissāre.

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   Inspissate is a verb that means to make thick or thicker, or to become thicker. It comes from Latin spissus, meaning "slow, dense". See examples, etymology, and related words.

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   Inspissate means to thicken, as by evaporation; make or become dense. Learn the origin, pronunciation, and usage of this archaic verb with examples and related words.

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   Inspissate means to thicken or condense, especially by evaporation or boiling. Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of this archaic verb from various dictionaries and sources.

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   Inspissate is an archaic verb that means to thicken, as by evaporation. Learn the word origin, pronunciation, synonyms, and usage examples from Collins English Dictionary.

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   verb. make thick or thicker. “ inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch”. synonyms: thicken. thicken. become thick or thicker. see more. verb. make viscous or dense.

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   There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb inspissate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Inspissate is a verb that means to thicken, as by evaporation or boiling. It comes from Latin īnspissāre, "to thicken". See synonyms, antonyms and origin of inspissate.