thicken

Verb

Meaning

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.

To become thick.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

inspissate condense broaden widen build up harden set increase overfeeding grow extend expand stretch strengthen concentrate

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Antonyms

thin water deflate reduce contract combat

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Hypernyms

change turn alter modify change state change integrity

Phrases with the word

to thicken I thicken thicken up

Derivatives

thickened thickening

Anagrams

kitchen chetnik ethnick

Examples

The sauce thickened Source: Internet

The egg yolk will inspissate Source: Internet

Thicken the sauce Source: Internet

inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch Source: Internet

thicken the sauce by adding flour Source: Internet

A fuller 's shop for preparing woolen cloth (shrink and thicken) was evidently situated further to the west and south, then by the edge of the city. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

thickback skate thickbill thicke thicken up thickened thickener