v.
Pronunciation: in- ' spi- ˌ s ā t, ' in(t)-sp ə - ˌ s ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -sat · ed ; -sat · ing
Etymology: Late Latin inspissatus, past participle of inspissare, from Latin in- + spissus slow, dense; akin to Greek spidnos compact, Lithuanian spisti to form a swarm
Date: 1626
: to make thick or thicker
– in · spis · sa · tion \ ˌ in(t)-sp ə - ' s ā -sh ə n, ( ˌ )in- ˌ spi- ' s ā - \ noun
– in · spis · sa · tor \ in- ' spi- ˌ s ā -t ə r, ' in(t)-sp ə - ˌ s ā - \ noun