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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Thicken \Thick"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thickened; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Thickening.]
     To make thick (in any sense of the word). Specifically: 
     [1913 Webster]
     (a) To render dense; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint.
         [1913 Webster]
     (b) To make close; to fill up interstices in; as, to thicken
         cloth; to thicken ranks of trees or men.
         [1913 Webster]
     (c) To strengthen; to confirm. [Obs.]
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               And this may to thicken other proofs. --Shak.
         [1913 Webster]
     (d) To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows.
         [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Thicken \Thick"en\, v. i.
     To become thick. ``Thy luster thickens when he shines by.''
     --Shak.
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           The press of people thickens to the court. --Dryden.
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           The combat thickens, like the storm that flies.
                                                    --Dryden.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Thicken \Thick"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thickened; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Thickening.]
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Thicken \Thick"en\, v. i.
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  thicken
       v 1: make thick or thicker; "Thicken the sauce"; "inspissate the
            tar so that it becomes pitch" [syn: inspissate] [ant:
            thin]
       2: become thick or thicker; "The sauce thickened"; "The egg
          yolk will inspissate" [syn: inspissate] [ant: thin]
       3: make viscous or dense; "thicken the sauce by adding flour"
          [syn: inspissate]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  thicken
     Αγγλικά vb.
     (μτβ+αμτβ) δένω, πήζω, για υγρά που γίνονται πυκνότερα ή παχύρρευστα
  ύστερα από μια ορισμένη διαδικασία

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  thicken
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make thicker (in the sense of wider).
     2 (lb en transitive) To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
     3 (lb en intransitive) To become thicker (in the sense of wider).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  thicken
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make thicker (in the sense of wider).
     2 (lb en transitive) To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
     3 (lb en intransitive) To become thicker (in the sense of wider).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  thicken
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make thicker (in the sense of wider).
     2 (lb en transitive) To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
     3 (lb en intransitive) To become thicker (in the sense of wider).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  thicken
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make thicker (in the sense of wider).
     2 (lb en transitive) To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
     3 (lb en intransitive) To become thicker (in the sense of wider).

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Thicken /θˈɪkən/
  إثخن

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  thicken //ˈθɪkən// 
  1. сгъстявам се
  (intransitive) to become more viscous
  2. удебелявам се
  (intransitive) to become wider
  3. сгъстяван
  (transitive) to make more viscous
  4. удебелявам
  (transitive) to make wider

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  thicken /θˈɪkən/ 
  zahustit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  thicken /θˈɪkən/ 
  přiostřit

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  thicken /θˈɪkən/ 
  eindicken, dick/zäh werden 
     Synonym: inspissate
  
   see: thickening, inspissating, thickened, inspissated
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  thicken /θˈɪkən/ 
  sich verdicken , dicker werden 
   see: thickening, thickened, thickens, thickened
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  thicken /θˈɪkən/ 
  mächtiger werden  [min.]  [geol.]
     Synonym: swell
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  thicken /θˈɪkən/
  
  πυκνώνω, πήζω, δένω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  thicken //ˈθɪkən// 
  1. paksuuntua, saeta, sakeutua
  (intransitive) to become more viscous
  2. paksuuntua
  (intransitive) to become wider
  3. paksuntaa, sakeuttaa
  (transitive) to make more viscous
  4. paksuntaa
  (transitive) to make wider

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  thicken /θikən/
  grossir

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  thicken /θˈɪkən/ 
  1. गाढ़ा~होना
        "Porridge thickened to a paste since it was kept on fire for too long."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  thicken /θˈɪkən/ 
  1. गाढ़ा~करना
        "The cook thickened the soup by adding flour to it."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  thicken /θˈɪkən/
  odebljati, podebljati, zbiti, zgusnuti se

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  thicken /θikən/
  1. storėti, tirštėti
  2. tirštinti, storinti

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  thicken /θikən/
  aandikken, verdikken

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  thicken /θɪkən/ 
   1.  gęstnieć
   2.  zagęszczać

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  thicken /θikən/  
  1. engrossar, avolumar
  2. espessar-se

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  thicken /θˈɪkən/
  1. kalınlaştırmak, koyulaştırmak
  2. bulandırmak
  3. sıklaştırmak
  4. şiddet lendirmek
  5. kalınlaşmak, koyulaşmak
  6. bu lanıklaşmak
  7. sıklaşmak
  8. çoğalmak
  9. yoğunlaşmak
  10. yoğunlaştırmak. thickening  kalınlaştırma, kalınlaşma
  11. koyulaştuma, koyulaşma
  12. koyulaştırıcı şey
  13. kalınlaşmış yer veya kısım.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈθɪkən/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  68 Moby Thesaurus words for "thicken":
     add to, aggrandize, amplify, augment, beat up, boost, broaden,
     build, build up, cake, candy, churn, clabber, clot, clump, cluster,
     coagulate, colloid, colloidize, concrete, condense, congeal, cream,
     crystallize, curd, curdle, emulsify, emulsionize, enlarge, exalt,
     expand, extend, fatten, fill out, firm up, gel, gelatinate,
     gelatinize, granulate, grow thick, harden, hike, hike up,
     incrassate, increase, inflate, inspissate, jack up, jell, jellify,
     jelly, jump up, knot, lengthen, lopper, lump, maximize, parlay,
     put up, pyramid, raise, set, solidify, stiffen, take a set, thick,
     up, whip
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 变浓,使...厚,变为复杂;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vi. 变浓,变厚,变得模糊,变为复杂
     vt. 使变厚,加强,使模糊

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