incrassate

verb

-ed/-ing/-s

Definition of incrassate

(Entry 1 of 2)

obsolete

: thicken, inspissate

incrassate

adjective

in·cras·sate | \ ə̇nˈkraˌsāt\

variants: or less commonly incrassated \ -ātə̇d \

Definition of incrassate (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : thickened

2 of a plant or animal structure : swollen, inflated an incrassate cell wall

History and Etymology for incrassate

Verb

Late Latin incrassatus, past participle of incrassare, from Latin in- in- entry 2 + crassare to thicken, from crassus thick

Adjective

Late Latin incrassatus

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