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Thick"en (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thickened (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Thickening.] To make thick (in any sense of the word). Specifically: --
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(a) To render dense; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint.
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(b) To make close; to fill up interstices in; as, to thicken cloth; to thicken ranks of trees or men.
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(c) To strengthen; to confirm. [Obs.]
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And this may to thicken other proofs. Shak.
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(d) To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows.
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Thick"en, v. i. To become thick. “Thy luster thickens when he shines by.” Shak.
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The press of people thickens to the court. Dryden.
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The combat thickens, like the storm that flies. Dryden.
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