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inspissate

verb

become thick or thicker

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
I
Ends with
E
Contains
NS
Scrabble score
12

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ɪnˈspɪ.seɪt

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Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. become thick or thicker

    “The sauce thickened”

verb

  1. make thick or thicker

    “Thicken the sauce”

verb

  1. make viscous or dense

    “thicken the sauce by adding flour”

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Example Sentences

The sauce thickened
The egg yolk will inspissate
Thicken the sauce
inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch
thicken the sauce by adding flour

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