In-spis-sāte, v

t. [Lat. ins pi at us =thickened: in- (intens.), and spi atus, pa. par. of spi o = to thicken; spi us = thick.] To thicken, to render more dense, to bring to a greater consistence by evaporation. "The sugar doth inspi ate the spirits of the wine."Bacon: Nat. Hist ., § 726. †in-spis-sate, a . [INSPISSATE, v .] Thickened, rendered more dense, reduced to a greater consist ence. †in'-spis-sat-ěd, a. [Eng. inspi at (e); -ed.] The same as INSPISSATE (q. v.). +in-spis-sā'-tion, s. [Eng. inspi at (e); -ion .] The act of thickening or reducing to a greater consistence and density by boiling or evaporation; the state of being so thickened. Inst., s . [See def.] A contraction or abbreviation for instant , a term used in correspondence, ., for the current or present month; as, He will come on the 10th inst ., that is, on the tenth day of the present month.