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thicken (verb)

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  • thicken — ► VERB ▪ make or become thick or thicker. ● the plot thickens Cf. ↑the plot thickens DERIVATIVES thickener noun …   English terms dictionary

  • thicken — verb (I, T) to become thick, or make something thick: The fog was beginning to thicken. | thicken sth: You can thicken a sauce by adding cornstarch. see also: the plot thickens plot 1 (3) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • thicken — verb (thickened; thickening) Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to become dense < the mist thickened > b. to become concentrated in numbers, mass, or frequency 2. to grow blurred or obscure 3. to grow broader or bulkier …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • thicken — verb Thicken is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑custard, ↑fog, ↑light, ↑traffic, ↑voice Thicken is used with these nouns as the object: ↑sauce …   Collocations dictionary

  • thicken — (v.) early 15c. (trans.), 1590s (intrans.), from THICK (Cf. thick) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Related: Thickened; thickening. An earlier verb was O.E. þiccian …   Etymology dictionary

  • thicken — verb a) To make thicker (in the sense of wider). b) To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous) See Also: thickener, the plot thickens …   Wiktionary

  • thicken — verb make or become thick or thicker. Phrases the plot thickens the situation is becoming more complicated. Derivatives thickener noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • thicken — verb stir the sauce as it thickens Syn: become thick/thicker, stiffen, condense; solidify, firm up, set, jell, congeal, clot, coagulate, cake, inspissate …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • thicken — verb Syn: stiffen, condense, solidify, set, gel, congeal, clot, coagulate …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • thicken — [[t]θɪ̱kən[/t]] thickens, thickening, thickened 1) V ERG When you thicken a liquid or it thickens, it becomes stiffer and more solid. [V n] Thicken the broth with the cornflour... Keep stirring until the sauce thickens. 2) VERB If something… …   English dictionary

  • thicken — UK [ˈθɪkən] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms thicken : present tense I/you/we/they thicken he/she/it thickens present participle thickening past tense thickened past participle thickened to become thick, or to make something become… …   English dictionary

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