different between solidify vs thicken
solidify
English
Etymology
From French solidifier.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s??l?d??fa?/
Verb
solidify (third-person singular simple present solidifies, present participle solidifying, simple past and past participle solidified)
- (transitive) To make solid; convert into a solid body.
- (transitive) To concentrate; consolidate.
- (intransitive) To become solid; to freeze, set.
Derived terms
- solidifiable
- solidification
- solidifier
Translations
References
- solidify in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
solidify From the web:
- what solidifies around the chick’s legs
- what solidifies poop
- what solidifies as jelly
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- what solidifies at room temperature
thicken
English
Etymology
From Middle English thickenen, thikkenen, equivalent to thick +? -en. Cognate with Swedish tjockna (“to thicken”), Icelandic þykkna (“to thicken”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /???k?n/
- Rhymes: -?k?n
Verb
thicken (third-person singular simple present thickens, present participle thickening, simple past and past participle thickened)
- (transitive) To make thicker (in the sense of wider).
- (transitive) To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
- (intransitive) To become thicker (in the sense of wider).
- (intransitive) To become thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
- (transitive) To strengthen; to confirm.
- (transitive) To make more frequent.
Synonyms
- (make wider): broaden, enwiden; see also Thesaurus:widen
- (make more viscous): condense, engross, inspissate; see also Thesaurus:thicken
- (become wider): widen
- (become more viscous): inspissate
- (strengthen): build up, reinforce; see also Thesaurus:strengthen
- (make more frequent):
Related terms
- thickener
- the plot thickens
Translations
Anagrams
- Chetnik, Kitchen, chetnik, ethnick, kitchen
thicken From the web:
- what thickens sauce
- what thickens hair
- what thickens blood
- what thickens gravy
- what thickens soup
- what thickens chili
- what thickens your blood
- what thickens alfredo sauce
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