In*cras"sate (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Incrassated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Incrassating.] [L. incrassatus, p. p. of
incrassare; pref. in- in + crassus thick.]
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. To become
thick or thicker.
{ In*cras"sate (?), In*cras"sa*ted (?), }
a. [L. incrassatus, p. p.]
1. Made thick or thicker; thickened;
inspissated.
2. (Bot.) Thickened; becoming
thicker. Martyn.
3. (Zoöl.) Swelled out on some
particular part, as the antennæ of certain insects.
