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Added 9 October 2026

thicken

/ˈθɪkən/ verb

In Latin: lato Wiktionary

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To make thicker (in the sense of wider).
To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
to thicken a sauce
To become thicker (in the sense of wider).

Origin

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”).

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