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(thick-en) 2 syllables

Definition

verb. to make or become thick or thicker.

Example Sentence

Lizzy added barley to the soup to thicken it.

More Example Sentences

The paint will thicken as it dries.

Synonyms

enlarge; bulk; intensify

Antonyms

thin; reduce; lessen

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Rhymes

  • chicken
  • dicken
  • ficken
  • hicken
  • licon
  • picken
  • picon
  • quicken
  • ricken
  • sicken
  • stricken
  • thicken
  • vicon
  • wiccan
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