About The Word Thicken
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Thicken
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What's The Definition Of Thicken?
[v] become thick or thicker; "The sauce thickened"; "The egg yolk will inspissate"
[v] make thick or thicker; "Thicken the sauce"; "inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch" [v] make viscous or dense, as of liquids Synonyms | Synonyms for Thicken: inspissate Related Terms | Find terms related to Thicken: See Also | alter | change | change integrity | change state | turn Thicken In Webster's Dictionary \Thick"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thickened}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Thickening}.]
To make thick (in any sense of the word). Specifically:
(a) To render dense; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint.
(b) To make close; to fill up interstices in; as, to thicken
cloth; to thicken ranks of trees or men.
(c) To strengthen; to confirm. [Obs.]
And this may to thicken other proofs. --Shak.
(d) To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows.
\Thick"en\, v. i. To become thick. ``Thy luster thickens when he shines by.'' --Shak. The press of people thickens to the court. --Dryden. The combat thickens, like the storm that flies. --Dryden. |
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