unthicken en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + thicken.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make less thick.
Ricouer's theory helps unthicken the images in these ancient texts, and there's a way in which this “unthickening” can be seen as exactly the work of the university.
2004, Chris Anderson, Teaching as Believing: Faith in the University, page 47:
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(intransitive) To become less thick.
The darkness unthickens and a blowsy moon appears at the window.
2020, Rick Lee, The Lies Will Haunt Us:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unthickening | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unthickened | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unthickened | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unthickens | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
fr désépaissir (to make less thick) · fr se désépaissir (to become less thick)