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Pronunciation : Thick"en
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: 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.

t. [imp. & p. p. Thickened; p. pr. & vb. n. Thickening.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Thick"en
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: 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.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913