unthicken
English
Etymology
un- + thicken
Verb
unthicken (third-person singular simple present unthickens, present participle unthickening, simple past and past participle unthickened)
- (transitive) To make less thick.
- 2004, Chris Anderson, Teaching as Believing: Faith in the University (page 47)
- 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)
- (intransitive) To become less thick.
- 2020, Rick Lee, The Lies Will Haunt Us
- The darkness unthickens and a blowsy moon appears at the window.
- 2020, Rick Lee, The Lies Will Haunt Us