intr. & tr.v. in·spis·sat·ed, in·spis·sat·ing, in·spis·sates To undergo thickening or cause to thicken, as by boiling or evaporation; condense. [From Late Latin īnspissāre, īnspissāt-, to thicken : Latin in-, causative pref.; see IN-2 + Latin spissus, thick.] in′spis·sation n. in·spissa′tor n. |
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