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- pronunciation:
- thI
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 n
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
thickens, thickening, thickened |
| definition 1: |
to make or become thick or thicker.
- synonyms:
- clot, coagulate, congeal, inspissate
- antonyms:
- attenuate, thin
- similar words:
- condense, curd, deepen, enlarge, jell, set, solidify
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| definition 2: |
to make or become more complicated or intense.
The mystery thickened.- synonyms:
- escalate, heighten, intensify
- similar words:
- augment, complicate, concentrate, deepen
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| related words: |
aggrandize, amplify, bulk, clot, concentrate, expand, set |
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| derivation: |
thickener (n.) |
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