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Meaning of inspissated

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

inspissated

verb

Definitions

  1. To thicken, especially by boiling, evaporation, or condensation; condense.

  2. To become viscous.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Thickened or dried by evaporation

  2. (metaphorically) concentrated or accentuated

    Example: As for the Great Reform Bill itself, his gloom was inspissatedː "I cannot see what is to save Church, or property, or colonies, or union with Ireland, or eventually monarchy, if the Reform Bill passes." (Ferdinand Mount, Times Literary Supplement 21 August 2015 page 4, referring to the Duke of Wellington)