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{
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"word": "dilute"
},
{
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"word": "thin"
},
{
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"word": "water down"
}
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"word": "thickener"
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"word": "the plot thickens"
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"word": "viscous"
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"To make thicker (in the sense of wider)."
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"(transitive) To make thicker (in the sense of wider)."
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"roman": "udebeljavam",
"sense": "(transitive) to make wider",
"word": "удебелявам"
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "(transitive) to make wider",
"word": "espessir"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(transitive) to make wider",
"word": "paksuntaa"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "(transitive) to make wider",
"word": "épaissir"
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{
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "(transitive) to make wider",
"word": "vastagít"
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{
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "(transitive) to make wider",
"word": "megvastagít"
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"code": "io",
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"sense": "(transitive) to make wider",
"word": "dikigar"
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{
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "(transitive) to make wider",
"word": "infittire"
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{
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"code": "la",
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"sense": "(transitive) to make wider",
"word": "lato"
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"sense": "(transitive) to make wider",
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"sense": "(transitive) to make wider",
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"sense": "(transitive) to make wider",
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"sense": "(transitive) to make wider",
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"sense": "(transitive) to make wider",
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"sense": "(transitive) to make wider",
"word": "kalınlaştırmak"
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"text": "to thicken a sauce",
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"(transitive) To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous)."
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"roman": "ʕaqqada",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "عَقَّدَ"
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"roman": "sgǎstjavan",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "сгъстяван"
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"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "espessir"
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"word": "paksuntaa"
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"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "sakeuttaa"
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"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "épaissir"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "lier"
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"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "espesar"
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"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "entestar"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "sűrít"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "besűrít"
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"english": "by roux or other thickening",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "habar"
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"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
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"code": "io",
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"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "densigar"
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"code": "io",
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"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "denseskar"
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"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "biezināt"
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"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "espessir"
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"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
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"word": "zagęszczać"
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"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
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"word": "сгуща́ть"
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"roman": "sgustítʹ",
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"word": "сгусти́ть"
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"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "espesar"
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"roman": "hustýty",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
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"word": "густи́ти"
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"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
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"word": "згу́щувати"
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"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
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"ref": "2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist",
"text": "As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known, but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol inducing an inflammatory response, which can also attract and trap more cellular debris over time.",
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"roman": "sgǎstjavam se",
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"word": "сгъстявам се"
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"word": "espessir"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to become more viscous",
"word": "houstnout"
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"word": "paksuuntua"
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"word": "s’épaissir"
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"word": "se densifier"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to become more viscous",
"word": "entestar"
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"code": "gl",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to become more viscous",
"word": "espesar"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to become more viscous",
"word": "sűrűsödik"
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"english": "applies to cooking",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become more viscous",
"word": "ete"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to become more viscous",
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"roman": "koyulmak",
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"word": "قویولمق"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to become more viscous",
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"word": "gęstnieć"
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"word": "сгуща́ться"
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"(transitive) To strengthen; to confirm."
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"text": "to thicken blows",
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"(transitive) To make more frequent."
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"roman": "udebeljavam se",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become wider",
"word": "удебелявам се"
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become wider",
"word": "espessir"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to become wider",
"word": "paksuuntua"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to become wider",
"word": "s’épaissir"
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{
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"word": "épaissir"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to become wider",
"word": "vastagodik"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "udebeljavam",
"sense": "(transitive) to make wider",
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},
{
"code": "ca",
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"sense": "(transitive) to make wider",
"word": "espessir"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(transitive) to make wider",
"word": "paksuntaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(transitive) to make wider",
"word": "épaissir"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(transitive) to make wider",
"word": "vastagít"
},
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(transitive) to make wider",
"word": "megvastagít"
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{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "(transitive) to make wider",
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},
{
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{
"code": "la",
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"word": "lato"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "(transitive) to make wider",
"word": "espessir"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "(transitive) to make wider",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "pogrubiać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "(transitive) to make wider",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "pogrubić"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "utolščátʹ",
"sense": "(transitive) to make wider",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "утолща́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "utolstítʹ",
"sense": "(transitive) to make wider",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "утолсти́ть"
},
{
"code": "tr",
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"sense": "(transitive) to make wider",
"word": "kalınlaştırmak"
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{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʕaqqada",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "عَقَّدَ"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sgǎstjavan",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "сгъстяван"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "espessir"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "paksuntaa"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "sakeuttaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "épaissir"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "lier"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "espesar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "entestar"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "sűrít"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "besűrít"
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"code": "hu",
"english": "by roux or other thickening",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "habar"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "behabar"
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{
"code": "io",
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"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
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"code": "io",
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"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
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{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "biezināt"
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{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "espessir"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
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"word": "zagęszczać"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"tags": [
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"word": "zagęścić"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sguščátʹ",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "сгуща́ть"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sgustítʹ",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "сгусти́ть"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"word": "espesar"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "hustýty",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
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"word": "густи́ти"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zhúščuvaty",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
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"word": "згу́щувати"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zhuščáty",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
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"word": "згуща́ти"
},
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zhustýty",
"sense": "(transitive) to make more viscous",
"tags": [
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"word": "згусти́ти"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "udebeljavam se",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become wider",
"word": "удебелявам се"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become wider",
"word": "espessir"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become wider",
"word": "paksuuntua"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become wider",
"word": "s’épaissir"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become wider",
"word": "épaissir"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become wider",
"word": "vastagodik"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become wider",
"word": "megvastagodik"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become wider",
"word": "vastagszik"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become wider",
"word": "megvastagszik"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become wider",
"word": "infittirsi"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become wider",
"word": "espessir"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become wider",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "grubieć"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become wider",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zgrubieć"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "utolščátʹsja",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become wider",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "утолща́ться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "utolstítʹsja",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become wider",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "утолсти́ться"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become wider",
"word": "kalınlaşmak"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sgǎstjavam se",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become more viscous",
"word": "сгъстявам се"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become more viscous",
"word": "espessir"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become more viscous",
"word": "houstnout"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become more viscous",
"word": "paksuuntua"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become more viscous",
"word": "saeta"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become more viscous",
"word": "sakeutua"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become more viscous",
"word": "s’épaissir"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become more viscous",
"word": "se densifier"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become more viscous",
"word": "épaissir"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become more viscous",
"word": "entestar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become more viscous",
"word": "espesar"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become more viscous",
"word": "sűrűsödik"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become more viscous",
"word": "besűrűsödik"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"english": "applies to cooking",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become more viscous",
"word": "ete"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become more viscous",
"word": "espessir"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "koyulmak",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become more viscous",
"word": "قویولمق"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become more viscous",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "gęstnieć"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become more viscous",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zgęstnieć"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sguščátʹsja",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become more viscous",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "сгуща́ться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sgustítʹsja",
"sense": "(intransitive) to become more viscous",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "сгусти́ться"
}
],
"word": "thicken"
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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.