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verb (used with or without object), in·spis·sat·ed, in·spis·sat·ing.
- to thicken, as by evaporation; make or become dense.
verb
- archaic to thicken, as by evaporation
1620s, from Late Latin inspissatus, past participle of inspissare, from in- + spissare “to thicken,” related to spissus “thick” (see spissitude). Related: Inspissated; inspissating.
v.
- To undergo thickening or cause to thicken, as by evaporation or the absorption of fluid.