thicken

Verb

Verb Forms: thickened, thickening, thickens

To make or become denser, more viscous, or more complex.
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.

Examples

As the game progressed, the Words With Friends strategy began to THICKEN with possibilities.
to thicken a sauce
to thicken blows

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

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

Antonyms

thin, dilute, water down

Scrabble Score: 16

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

Words With Friends Score: 17

thicken: valid Words With Friends Word