"unthicken" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: unthickens [present, singular, third-person], unthickening [participle, present], unthickened [participle, past], unthickened [past]
Etymology: From un- + thicken. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|thicken}} un- + thicken Head templates: {{en-verb}} unthicken (third-person singular simple present unthickens, present participle unthickening, simple past and past participle unthickened)
  1. (transitive) To make less thick. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unthicken-en-verb-aobiLDda Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. (intransitive) To become less thick. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-unthicken-en-verb-Z-zK5LXa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Inflected forms

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