"inspissate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈspɪ.seɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inspissate.wav Forms: inspissates [present, singular, third-person], inspissating [participle, present], inspissated [participle, past], inspissated [past]
Etymology: Formed from Late Latin inspissātus (“thickened, having been made thick or thicker”), the perfect passive participle of inspissāre (“to thicken”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|inspissātus|t=thickened, having been made thick or thicker}} Late Latin inspissātus (“thickened, having been made thick or thicker”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} inspissate (third-person singular simple present inspissates, present participle inspissating, simple past and past participle inspissated)
  1. (transitive) To thicken a fluid, in the sense of making it more viscous, especially by boiling, evaporation, or condensation; to condense. Tags: transitive Synonyms (to thicken): reduce
    Sense id: en-inspissate-en-verb-9fsbJw5q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of 'to thicken': 96 4
  2. (intransitive) Of a fluid: to become more viscous. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-inspissate-en-verb-BkG7LnFQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: thicken Related terms: inspissation, inspissator, inspissant, spissated, spissitude

Inflected forms

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