thickened
AdjectiveUS[thik-uhnd]/ˈθɪkənd/2 syllables
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Adjective (3)
- made or having become thick“thickened bronchial arteries”Opposite thinSimilar thick
- having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear“calloused skin”“with a workman's callous hands”Synonyms: callousedcallousOpposite tenderSimilar tough, toughened
- made thick in consistency“flour-thickened gravy”“dust-thickened saliva”Opposite thinSimilar thick
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“thickened” is listed under Thicken.
Thick′en transitive verb [past tense & past participle Thickened; present participle & verbal noun Thickening.]
To make thick (in any sense of the word). Specifically: —
(a) To render dense; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint.
(b) To make close; to fill up interstices in; as, to thicken cloth; to thicken ranks of trees or men.
(c) To strengthen; to confirm. obsolete
And this may to thicken other proofs.— William Shakespeare
(d) To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54