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To make thick (in any sense of the word).

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  1. v. t. To make word/thick">thick (in any word/sense">sense of the word).
  2. v. t. To render dense; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint.
  3. v. t. To make close; to fill up interstices in; as, to thicken cloth; to thicken ranks of trees or men.
  4. v. t. To strengthen; to confirm.
  5. v. t. To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows.
  6. v. i. To become thick.
  7. v. make thick or thicker
  8. v. become thick or thicker
  9. v. make viscous or dense
  10. v:100 v. make thick or thicker v. become thick or thicker v. make viscous or dense