incrassate Meaning, Definition & Usage

In*cras"sate transitive verb
Etymology
L. incrassatus, p. p. of incrassare; pref. in- in + crassus thick.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Incrassated ; present participle & verbal noun Incrassating
Definitions
  1. To make thick or thicker; to thicken; especially, in pharmacy, to thicken (a liquid) by the mixture of another substance, or by evaporating the thinner parts.
    Acids dissolve or attenuate; alkalies precipitate or incrassate. Sir I. Newton.
    Liquors which time hath incrassated into jellies. Sir T. Browne.
In*cras"sate intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To become thick or thicker.
In*cras"sate, In*cras"sa*ted adjective (Also<
  • Incrassate
  • Incrassated
)
Etymology
L. incrassatus, p. p.
Definitions
  1. Made thick or thicker; thickened; inspissated.
  2. (Bot.) Thickened; becoming thicker. Martyn.
  3. (Zoöl.) Swelled out on some particular part, as the antennæ of certain insects.

Webster 1913