inspissate

Meanings

Verb

make viscous or dense
make thick or thicker
- "inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch"
become thick or thicker
- "The egg yolk will inspissate"
To thicken a fluid, in the sense of making it more viscous, especially by boiling, evaporation, or condensation; to condense.
Of a fluid: to become more viscous.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

reduce, thicken

Antonyms

thin

Scrabble Score: 12

inspissate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
inspissate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
inspissate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

inspissate is a valid Words With Friends word