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Thicken

verb/θˈɪkən/
Definition
make thick or thicker
become thick or thicker
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/θˈɪkən/
🇬🇧British English
/θˈɪkən/
🇮🇳Indian English
/θˈɪkən/
2 syllables Say it as /θˈɪkən/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
verbmake thick or thicker
“Thicken the sauce”
verbbecome thick or thicker
“The sauce thickened”
verbmake viscous or dense
“thicken the sauce by adding flour”
Word Forms
thickenernounany material used to thicken
thickeningnounthe act of thickening
inspissationnounthe act of thickening
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
verdicken
dick oder dicker machen
🇫🇷French
épaissir
rendre épais ou plus épais
🇪🇸Spanish
espesar
hacer espeso o más grueso
🇮🇹Italian
addensare
rendere spesso o più spesso
🇳🇱Dutch
dikker worden
dik of dikker maken
🇵🇹Portuguese
engrossar
tornar grosso ou mais grosso
🇷🇺Russian
утолщаться
сделать толще или толще
India
🇮🇳Hindi
और अधिक मोटा होना
मोटा या मोटा बनाना
🇧🇩Bengali
ঘন করা
ঘন বা ঘন করা
🇮🇳Tamil
கெட்டியாகும்
தடித்த அல்லது தடிமனாக செய்ய
🇮🇳Telugu
చిక్కగా
మందంగా లేదా మందంగా చేయండి
🇮🇳Marathi
जाड होणे
जाड किंवा जाड करा
🇮🇳Gujarati
જાડું થવું
જાડા અથવા જાડા બનાવો
🇮🇳Kannada
ದಪ್ಪವಾಗುತ್ತವೆ
ದಪ್ಪ ಅಥವಾ ದಪ್ಪವಾಗಿಸಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കട്ടിയാകും
കട്ടിയുള്ളതോ കട്ടിയുള്ളതോ ആക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮੋਟਾ
ਮੋਟਾ ਜਾਂ ਮੋਟਾ ਬਣਾਓ
🇵🇰Urdu
گاڑھا ہونا
موٹی یا موٹی بنائیں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
加厚
变厚或更厚
🇯🇵Japanese
厚くする
厚くするか厚くする
🇰🇷Korean
두껍게 하다
두껍게 만들거나 두껍게 만들다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
dày lên
làm dày hoặc dày hơn
🇹🇭Thai
ข้น
ทำให้หนาขึ้นหรือหนาขึ้น
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengentalkan
buat kental atau kental
🇵🇭Filipino
kumapal
gawing makapal o mas makapal
🇲🇾Malay
menebal
membuat tebal atau lebih tebal
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
رشاقته
جعل سميكة أو أكثر سمكا
🇮🇷Persian
غلیظ کردن
ضخیم یا ضخیم تر کنید
🇹🇷Turkish
kalınlaştırmak
kalın veya daha kalın yapmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לַעֲבוֹת
לעשות עבה או עבה יותר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'thicken'?
The primary meaning of 'thicken' is 'make thick or thicker'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'thicken' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'thicken' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'thicken' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'thicken' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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