SUPREME WORD OF THE DAY: INSPISSATE
PRONUNCIATION:
(in-SPIS-ayt)
MEANING: (verb) tr., intr.: To thicken or condense.
ETYMOLOGY: From
Latin inspissare (to
thicken), from spissus (thick). Earliest documented use: 1603.
USAGE: "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.
Brad Leithauser; And an Outpost on Rodeo Drive; The New York Times; Mar 5, 1995.
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