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overthicken

overthicken verb: to thicken to an excessive degree.

Verb

overthicken (third-person singular simple present overthickens, present participle overthickening, simple past and past participle overthickened)

  1. (transitive) To thicken to an excessive degree.
    • But it depends on the strength of the slurry or beurre manié, so thicken gradually, keeping in mind that you can always make the sauce thicker, but if you overthicken it, you will be forced to dilute it in order to thin it.2015, Michael Ruhlman, Ruhlman's How to Braise: Foolproof Techniques and Recipes for the Home Cook

Forms of overthicken

third-person singular presentoverthickens
present participleoverthickening
past participleoverthickened
pastoverthickened

Origin of overthicken

From over- + thicken.

Questions about overthicken

What does overthicken mean?
Overthicken means to thicken to an excessive degree.
What part of speech is overthicken?
Overthicken is a verb.
What is the past tense of overthicken?
The past tense of overthicken is overthickened.

Words near overthicken in the dictionary

  1. overtheorize
  2. overtheorized
  3. overtheorizes
  4. overtheorizing
  5. overtherapized
  6. overthicken
  7. overthickened
  8. overthickening
  9. overthickens
  10. overthin
  11. overthings

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