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Inspissate In Spih Sayt In Spuh Sayt Verb Thicken Condense Latin Inspissare

Front inspissate \in-SPIH-sayt or IN-spuh-sayt\
Back verb
To thicken or condense.

[From Latin inspissare (to thicken), from spissus (thick). Earliest documented use: 1603.]

"These are flavors that have been inspissating in some timeless tandoor for hours, days -- decades." - Brad Leithauser; And an Outpost on Rodeo Drive; The New York Times; Mar 5, 1995.

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