thicken

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thicken (third-person singular simple present thickens, present participle thickening, simple past and past participle thickened)

  1. (transitive) To make thicker (in the sense of wider).
  2. (transitive) To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous)
  3. (intransitive) To become thicker (in the sense of wider).
  4. (intransitive) To become thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
  5. (transitive) To strengthen; to confirm.
    • Shakespeare
      And this may help to thicken other proofs.
  6. (transitive) To make more frequent.
    to thicken blows

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(transitive) to make wider
(transitive) to make more viscous
(intransitive) to become wider
(intransitive) to become more viscous
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