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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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