Incrassate
/ɪnˈkɹæseɪt/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To thicken, condense. ambitransitive, archaic
"Some finde sepulchrall Vessels containing liquors, which time hath incrassated into gellies."
Adjective
- 1 Made thick or thicker; swelled out at some particular part, like the antennae of certain insects, or the leaves of the house-leek.
Example
More examples"Some finde sepulchrall Vessels containing liquors, which time hath incrassated into gellies."
Etymology
From the participle stem of Latin incrassare, from in- + crassare ‘make thick’, from crassus.