Thesaurus: thicken

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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. To make word/thick">thick (in any word/sense">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. 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.
11. To make word/thick">thick (in any word/sense">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.
12. v:100 v. make thick or thicker v. become thick or thicker v. make viscous or dense