C17: from Late Latin inspissātus thickened, from Latin spissāre to thicken, from spissus thick
inspissate in American English
(ɪnˈspɪsˌeɪt)
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: inˈspisˌsated or inˈspisˌsating
to thicken, as by evaporation; condense
Derived forms
inspissation (ˌinspisˈsation)
noun
inspissator (ˈinspisˌsator)
noun
Word origin
< LL inspissatus, thick < L in-, in + spissatus, pp. of spissare, to thicken < spissus, thick < IE base *spei-, to flourish, grow fat > speed, Ger speck, bacon