unthicken

English

Etymology

un- +‎ thicken

Verb

unthicken (third-person singular simple present unthickens, present participle unthickening, simple past and past participle unthickened)

1. (transitive) To make less thick.
   • 2004, Chris Anderson, Teaching as Believing: Faith in the University, page 47:

     Ricouer's theory helps unthicken the images in these ancient texts, and there's a way in which this “unthickening” can be seen as exactly the work of the university.

2. (intransitive) To become less thick.
   • 2020, Rick Lee, The Lies Will Haunt Us:

     The darkness unthickens and a blowsy moon appears at the window.