thickenen

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • þicken, þickenen, þiknen

Etymology

From thikke +‎ -enen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθikənən/, /ˈθiknən/

Verb

thickenen

  1. To coagulate, solidify, increase in viscosity, cause to be thick

Conjugation

Conjugation of thickenen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) thickenen, thickene
present tense past tense
1st-person singular thickene thickened
2nd-person singular thickenest thickenedest
3rd-person singular thickeneth thickened
subjunctive singular thickene
imperative singular —
plural1 thickenen, thickene thickeneden, thickenede
imperative plural thickeneth, thickene —
participles thickenynge, thickenende thickened, ythickened

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

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