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inspissate

/ inspissate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
become thick or thicker
"The sauce thickened"
"The egg yolk will inspissate"
Opposites:
thin
Type of:
change state turn
Derived:
thickening inspissation
Verb group:
thicken
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
make thick or thicker
"Thicken the sauce"
"inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch"
Opposites:
thin
Type of:
change alter modify
Derived:
thickening inspissation thickener
Verb group:
thicken
Causes:
thicken
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
make viscous or dense
"thicken the sauce by adding flour"
Type of:
change integrity
Derived:
inspissation thickening thickener
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
27%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
19
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

change state turn thin change alter modify change integrity