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- [thik-uh n]
- /ˈθɪk ən/
- /ˈθɪk.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [thik-uh n]
- /ˈθɪk ən/
Definitions of thicken word
- transitive verb thicken make thicker 1
- intransitive verb thicken become thicker 1
- intransitive verb thicken plot: become more complex 1
- verb thicken When you thicken a liquid or when it thickens, it becomes stiffer and more solid. 0
- verb thicken If something thickens, it becomes more closely grouped together or more solid than it was before. 0
- verb thicken to make or become thick or thicker 0
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Origin of thicken
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English thiknen < Old Norse thykkna. See thick, -en1
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Parts of speech for Thicken
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thicken popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for thicken
noun thicken
- acidify — to convert into or become acid
- acidulate — to make slightly acid or sour
- curd — The thick white substance which is formed when milk turns sour can be referred to as curds.
- curdle — If milk or eggs curdle or if you curdle them, they separate into different bits.
- curds — Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
verb thicken
- anneal — to temper or toughen (something) by heat treatment
- blue pencil — deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
- boil down — When you boil down a liquid or food, or when it boils down, it is boiled until there is less of it because some of the water in it has changed into steam or vapour.
- branch out — If a person or an organization branches out, they do something that is different from their normal activities or work.
- buffalo — A buffalo is a wild animal like a large cow with horns that curve upwards. Buffalo are usually found in southern and eastern Africa.
Antonyms for thicken
verb thicken
- adulterate — If something such as food or drink is adulterated, someone has made its quality worse by adding water or cheaper products to it.
- damping — moistening or wetting
- denature — to change the nature of
- dilute — to make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by the addition of water or the like.
- edge — a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
Top questions with thicken
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See also
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