incrassated
simple past tense and past participle of incrassate
Source: Wiktionary
In*cras"sate, In*cras"sa*ted, a. Etym: [L. incrassatus, p. p.]
1. Made thick or thicker; thickened; inspissated.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Thickened; becoming thicker. Martyn.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Swelled out on some particular part, as the antennæ of certain insects.
In*cras"sate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incrassated; p. pr. & vb. n. Incrassating.] Etym: [L. incrassatus, p. p. of incrassare; pref. in- in + crassus thick.]
Definition: 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, v. i.
Definition: To become thick or thicker.
In*cras"sate, In*cras"sa*ted, a. Etym: [L. incrassatus, p. p.]
1. Made thick or thicker; thickened; inspissated.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Thickened; becoming thicker. Martyn.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Swelled out on some particular part, as the antennæ of certain insects.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2025
(noun) food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
