thicken

tr. & intr.v., -ened, -en·ing, -ens.

1. To make or become thick or thicker: Thicken the sauce with cornstarch. The crowd thickened near the doorway.
2. To make or become more intense, intricate, or complex: The leader's departure thickens the problems. Our apprehension thickened.

thickener thick'en·er n.

verb

To make thick or thicker, especially through evaporation or condensation: condense, inspissate. See solid/liquid/consistency.

v

Definition: set; make more dense
Antonyms: dilute, liquefy, melt, thin, water down

---

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: make thick or thicker
  Synonym: inspissate
  Antonym: thin (meaning #2)

Meaning #2: become thick or thicker
  Synonym: inspissate
  Antonym: thin (meaning #1)

Meaning #3: make viscous or dense, as of liquids
  Synonym: inspissate

---

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gøre tyk
v. intr. - blive tyk, tiltage, jævnes

Nederlands (Dutch)
dichter worden, indikken, ingewikkelder worden

Français (French)
v. tr. - épaissir (tous contextes)
v. intr. - s'épaissir, devenir plus fort (un accent), s'enrouer, devenir plus dense (la circulation)

Deutsch (German)
v. - eindicken, dicker machen, dicker od. dichter werden, kompliziert werden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παχαίνω, πυκνώνω, περιπλέκομαι, πήζω

Italiano (Italian)
addensare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - engrossar, complicar, aumentar

Русский (Russian)
утолщать, сгущать, уплотнять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - espesar, engrosar, aumentar, reforzar
v. intr. - espesarse, engrosarse, hacerse mas denso, complicarse, enturbiarse, enronquecerse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra tjock(are), tätare etc., tjockna, tätna, samlas, hopa sig, trängas

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使变厚, 使模糊, 加强, 变浓, 变得模糊, 变厚

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使變厚, 使模糊, 加強
v. intr. - 變濃, 變得模糊, 變厚

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 굵게 하다, 흐리게 하다, 촘촘하게 하다
v. intr. - 두꺼워지다, 진해지다, 복잡해지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 厚くする, 濃くする, 複雑にする, 複雑になる, 太くする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسمك, يثخن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עיבה, הרביך, סיבך‬
v. intr. - ‮התעבה, הסתבך‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.

Tea Tree Oil Shampoo To Thicken Fine Hair