Meanings
verbunthicken (third-person singular simple present unthickens, present participle unthickening, simple past and past participle unthickened)
present singular third person unthickens · participle present unthickening · participle past unthickened · past unthickened
- transitiveTo 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 - intransitiveTo become less thick.
The darkness unthickens and a blowsy moon appears at the window.
2020, Rick Lee, The Lies Will Haunt Us
Origin
Translations
French désépaissir, se désépaissir
- désépaissirto make less thick
- se désépaissirto become less thick
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APA
unthicken. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unthicken
MLA
“unthicken.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unthicken. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unthicken,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unthicken.
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