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thicken

[thik-uhn]

thick·en

[thik-uhn]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.
to make or become thick or thicker.
2.
to make or grow more intense, profound, intricate, or complex: The plot thickens.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English thiknen < Old Norse thykkna. See thick, -en1

re·thick·en, verb
un·thick·en, verb (used with object)
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thicken (ˈθɪkən)
 
vb
1.  to make or become thick or thicker: thicken the soup by adding flour
2.  (intr) to become more involved: the plot thickened
 
'thickener
 
n

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