thicken

Significat (Anglès)

1. (transitive) To make thicker (in the sense of wider).
2. (transitive) To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
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.
7. (literary) To make more detailed or comprehensive.

Conceptes

espessir

densificar

densificar-se

espesseir

espesseir-se

quallar-se

engrossir

quallar

coagular

espessir-se

cossar

engreixar

Sinònims

inspissate

condense

coagulate

congeal

curdle

solidify

clot

syrup

become dense

become thick

enlarge

thickening

set

freeze

compressed

cake

🍰

stiffen

thick

jell

concentrate

augment

harden

increase

make thick

grow dark

grow thick

become firm

make big

accrue

make compact

aggrandize

amplify

become concentrated

become wider

broaden

confirm

crystallize

dilate

enrich

evaporate

evaporation

expand

extend

gel

magnify

precipitate

reduce

strengthen

syrupy

dewater

Traduccions

espesar

épaissir

addensare

eindicken

inspessire

verdikken

ispessire

sirop

verdicken

aandikken

engrosar

espesarse

grossir

avolumar

χονδραίνω

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈθɪkən/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: thickenen

Cognat amb suec: tjockna

Cognat amb islandès: þykkna

In summary

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”).