verb · transitive

inspissate

inspissate · inspissates · inspissated · inspissating

To thicken a fluid, in the sense of making it more viscous, especially by boiling,…To thicken a fluid, in the sense of making it more viscous, especially by boiling, evaporation, or condensation; to condense.

/ɪnˈspɪ.seɪt/

Meaning

2 senses

(transitive)To thicken a fluid, in the sense of making it more viscous, especially by boiling, evaporation, or condensation; to condense.
(intransitive)Of a fluid: to become more viscous.
become thick or thicker

Origin

Formed from Late Latin inspissātus (“thickened, having been made thick or thicker”), the p

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

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Forms

inspissates, inspissating, inspissated, inspissated

Base form	inspissate · to inspissate
3rd person singular	inspissates
Present participle	inspissating
Past simple	inspissated
Past participle	inspissated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	inspissate
he, she, it	inspissates

Past simpleLesson

all persons

inspissated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have inspissated
he, she, it	has inspissated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will inspissate

Synonyms

2 synonyms

to thicken:reduceB1

Close in meaning

become thick or thicker:thicken
make thick or thicker:thicken
make viscous or dense:thicken

Word family

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle