Inspissate

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈspɪˌseɪt/

Definitions of inspissate

verb to thicken or make more viscous

Example Sentences

A1 The soup started to inspissate as it cooled down.

A2 The mixture will inspissate when you add the cornstarch.

B1 The sauce inspissated quickly when I turned up the heat.

B2 The paint inspissated in the can after sitting for a long time.

C1 The lava inspissated as it flowed down the volcano, creating dangerous conditions.

C2 The traffic inspissated as more cars joined the highway during rush hour.

Examples of inspissate in a Sentence

formal The chef used a technique to inspissate the sauce by reducing it over low heat.

informal I accidentally left the soup on the stove too long and it inspissated into a thick mess.

slang If you let the pudding inspissate in the fridge overnight, it will be perfect for breakfast.

figurative The tension in the room seemed to inspissate as the argument escalated.

Grammatical Forms of inspissate

• past tense: inspissated
• plural: inspissates
• comparative: more inspissate
• superlative: most inspissate
• present tense: inspissates
• future tense: will inspissate
• perfect tense: has inspissated
• continuous tense: is inspissating
• singular: inspissate
• positive degree: inspissate
• infinitive: to inspissate
• gerund: inspissating
• participle: inspissated

Origin and Evolution of inspissate

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'inspissate' originated from the Latin word 'inspissatus', which means to thicken or make dense.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in a literal sense to describe the process of thickening a liquid, 'inspissate' has evolved to also be used in a figurative sense to describe the act of making something more complex or obscure.