{ 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.
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.