thicken

Meanings

Verb

make thick or thicker
- "Thicken the sauce"
become thick or thicker
- "The sauce thickened"
make viscous or dense
- "thicken the sauce by adding flour"
To make thicker (in the sense of wider).
To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
To become thicker (in the sense of wider).
To become thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
To strengthen; to confirm.
To make more frequent.
To make more detailed or comprehensive.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English thickenen, thikkenen, perhaps from Old Norse þykkna (“to thicken”); equivalent to thick + -en. Cognate with Swedish tjockna (“to thicken”), Icelandic þykkna (“to thicken”).

Synonyms

broaden, build up, condense, engross, enwiden, incrassate, inspissate, reduce, reinforce, strengthen, thick, thicken, widen

Antonyms

dilute, thin, water down

Scrabble Score: 16

thicken is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
thicken is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
thicken is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

thicken is a valid Words With Friends word