Thick"en , v. i. To become thick. "Thy luster thickens when he shines by." Shak.
The press of
people thickens to the court.
Dryden. The combat thickens, like the storm that flies.
Dryden.
Thick"en (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thickened (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
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. [Obs.]
And this may
to thicken other proofs.
Shak.
(d) To make more frequent; as, to thicken
blows.
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