thicken

verb

/ˈθɪkən/US

Etymology

From Middle English thickenen, thikkenen, perhaps from Old Norse þykkna (“to thicken”); equivalent to thick + -en. Cognate with Swedish tjockna (“to thicken”), Icelandic þykkna (“to thicken”).

derived from þykkna — “to thicken”
inherited from thickenen

Definitions

To make thicker (in the sense of wider).
2
To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
- to thicken a sauce
To become thicker (in the sense of wider).
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1. To become thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
2. 5
  To strengthen
  To strengthen; to confirm.
  - And this may helpe to thicken other proofes,/ That do demonstrate thinly.
3. 6
  To make more frequent.
  - to thicken blows
4. To make more detailed or comprehensive.

The neighborhood

synonymenwiden
synonymwiden
synonymengross
synonyminspissate
synonymreinforce
synonymstrengthen
synonymincrassate
synonymreduce
synonymthick
synonymthicken
synonymcondensemake more viscous
antonymdilute
antonymthin
antonymwater down
neighborviscous
neighborcompress
neighborcoagulate
neighborcongeal
neighborcurd
neighborcurdle
neighborgel
neighborjellify

Derived

the plot thickens, thickener, thicken up

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA