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Meaning of 'thicken' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Thicken [ v. i.]
- To become thick.
2 . Thicken [ v. t.]
- To make thick (in any sense of the word).
- To render dense; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint.
- To make close; to fill up interstices in; as, to thicken cloth; to thicken ranks of trees or men.
- To strengthen; to confirm.
- To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows.

Meaning of 'thicken' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . thicken [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make thick or thicker
Example in sentence:
  • inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch;
  • Thicken the sauce
Meaning (2):
- become thick or thicker
Example in sentence:
  • The egg yolk will inspissate;
  • The sauce thickened
Meaning (3):
- make viscous or dense
Example in sentence:
  • thicken the sauce by adding flour

Nearby Words:

thialdine thialol thibet cloth thibetan thibetian thible thick thick wind thick-headed thick-knee

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