Etymology

inspissate

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Today it means: To thicken a fluid, in the sense of making it more viscous, especially by boiling, evaporation, or condensation; to condense. Full definition →

Late Latin inspissātus
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  1. Late Latin · borrowed frominspissātus“thickened, having been made thick or thicker”
  2. English todayinspissate

Formed from Late Latin inspissātus (“thickened, having been made thick or thicker”), the perfect passive participle of inspissāre (“to thicken”).

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