This week's theme
Words that sound dirty, but aren't

This week's words
hortatory
formicate
assonance
inspissate
cocker

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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.

See more usage examples of inspissate in Vocabulary.com's dictionary.

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