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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Thicken  \Thick"en\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Thickened};  p.  pr  & 
  vb  n.  {Thickening}.] 
  To  make  thick  (in  any  sense  of  the  word).  Specifically: 
  a  To  render  dense;  to  inspissate;  as  to  thicken  paint. 
  b  To  make  close  to  fill  up  interstices  in  as  to  thicken 
  cloth;  to  thicken  ranks  of  trees  or  men. 
  c  To  strengthen;  to  confirm.  [Obs.] 
 
  And  this  may  to  thicken  other  proofs.  --Shak. 
  d  To  make  more  frequent;  as  to  thicken  blows. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Thicken  \Thick"en\,  v.  i. 
  To  become  thick.  ``Thy  luster  thickens  when  he  shines  by.'' 
  --Shak. 
 
  The  press  of  people  thickens  to  the  court.  --Dryden. 
 
  The  combat  thickens,  like  the  storm  that  flies. 
  --Dryden. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  thicken 
  v  1:  make  thick  or  thicker;  "Thicken  the  sauce"  [ant:  {thin}] 
  2:  become  thick  or  thicker;  'The  sauce  thickened"  [ant:  {thin}] 
  3:  make  viscous  or  dense,  as  of  liquids 




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