thicken
verbB1Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Động từ
verbV_es/s
thickens
V_ing/Gerund
thickening
V_ed/pp
thickened
- 1.
(transitive)To make thicker (in the sense of wider).
- 2.
(transitive)To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
to thicken a sauce
- 3.
(intransitive)To become thicker (in the sense of wider).
- 4.
(intransitive)To become thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
- 5.
(transitive)To strengthen; to confirm.
- 6.
(transitive)To make more frequent.
to thicken blows
- 7.
(literary)(academic) To make more detailed or comprehensive.
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Đồng nghĩa
Cùng gốc / liên quan
overthickenrethickenthickenableunthickenhyperthickenednonthickenedunthickenedthickenerthicken upthe plot thickens
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Nguồn gốc từ
From Middle English thickenen, thikkenen, perhaps from Old Norse þykkna (to thicken); equivalent to thick + -en. Cognate with tjockna, þykkna.