Thicken /(?)/

imp. & p. p. Thickened; p. pr. & vb. n. Thickening

1. To make thick (in any sense of the word).
2. To render dense; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint.
3. To make close; to fill up interstices in; as, to thicken cloth; to thicken ranks of trees or men.
4. To strengthen; to confirm. [Obs.]

   And this may to thicken other proofs.

5. To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows.

1. To become thick.

   The press of people thickens to the court.

   The combat thickens, like the storm that flies.