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English verb: thicken

1. thicken (change) make thick or thicker


SamplesThicken the sauce.
Inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch.


Synonymsinspissate


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Something ----s something


Broader (hypernym)alter, change, modify


Causeinspissate, thicken


Verb groupinspissate, thicken


Antonymsthin

2. thicken (change) become thick or thicker


SamplesThe sauce thickened.
The egg yolk will inspissate.


Synonymsinspissate


Pattern of useSomething ----s


Broader (hypernym)change state, turn


Verb groupinspissate, thicken


Antonymsthin

3. thicken (change) make viscous or dense


SamplesThicken the sauce by adding flour.


Synonymsinspissate


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Something ----s something


Broader (hypernym)change integrity









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