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INSPISSATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become thick or thicker

Example:

The egg yolk will inspissate

Synonyms:

inspissate; thicken

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "inspissate" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Verb group:

inspissate; thicken (make thick or thicker)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

inspissation (the act of thickening)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make thick or thicker

Example:

inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch

Synonyms:

inspissate; thicken

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "inspissate" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Cause:

inspissate; thicken (become thick or thicker)

Verb group:

inspissate; thicken (become thick or thicker)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

inspissation (the act of thickening)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Make viscous or dense

Example:

thicken the sauce by adding flour

Synonyms:

inspissate; thicken

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "inspissate" is one way to...):

change integrity (change in physical make-up)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

inspissation (the act of thickening)

inspissation (the process of thickening by dehydration)

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