inspissate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb make viscous or dense
  2. verb make thick or thicker
  3. verb become thick or thicker

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

thicken

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