Main Entry:

in·spis·sate

Pronunciation:

\in-ˈspi-ˌsāt, ˈin(t)-spə-ˌsāt\

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

in·spis·sat·ed; in·spis·sat·ing

Etymology:

Late Latin inspissatus, past participle of inspissare, from Latin in- + spissus slow, dense; akin to Greek spidnos compact, Lithuanian spisti to form a swarm

Date:

1626

: to make thick or thicker

— in·spis·sa·tion \ˌin(t)-spə-ˈsā-shən, (ˌ)in-ˌspi-ˈsā-\ noun

— in·spis·sa·tor \in-ˈspi-ˌsā-tər, ˈin(t)-spə-ˌsā-\ noun