incrassate
[ verb in-kras-eyt; adjective in-kras-it, -eyt ]
/ verb ɪnˈkræs eɪt; adjective ɪnˈkræs ɪt, -eɪt /
verb (used with object), in·cras·sat·ed, in·cras·sat·ing.
Pharmacology.
to make (a liquid) thicker by addition of another substance or by evaporation.
adjective
Also in·cras·sat·ed. Botany, Entomology.
thickened or swollen.
Origin of incrassate
OTHER WORDS FROM incrassate
in·cras·sa·tion, noun in·cras·sa·tive, adjectiveWords nearby incrassate
incorrupt,
incorruptible,
incorruption,
incoterms,
incr.,
incrassate,
increase,
increaser,
increasing,
increate,
incredible
Example sentences from the Web for incrassate
Septum with a wide undulation near its origin, thence straight and incrassate at the end.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity |Charles Sumner BoyerSeptum undulated near its origin and then straight, incrassate at the end.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity |Charles Sumner BoyerHad no schoolmaster in moments of heroic enthusiasm attempted to pound a few rules of rhetoric through my incrassate skull?
Greener Than You Think |Ward Moore
British Dictionary definitions for incrassate
incrassate
adjective (ɪnˈkræsɪt, -eɪt) incrassated
biology
thickened or swollen
incrassate cell walls
obsolete
fattened or swollen
verb (ɪnˈkræseɪt)
obsolete
to make or become thicker
Derived forms of incrassate
incrassation, nounWord Origin for incrassate
C17: from Late Latin
incrassāre, from Latin
crassus thick, dense