densen C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /ˈdɛnsən/ UK /ˈdɛnsən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to make or become dense or thicker The fog began to densen as evening fell over the valley. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make or become dense or... thickencondensecompactdensify ↔ Opposites thinrarefydilute Word family Related forms densedensitydensifydenseness Etymology AI details Formed from the adjective dense plus the verb-forming suffix -en; dense is from Latin densus ('thick, crowded'). A rare verb. densus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Cause, Change & Process Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # densen **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈdɛnsən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdɛnsən/ ## Meanings 1. to make or become dense or thicker ## Examples - The fog began to densen as evening fell over the valley. ## Synonyms - thicken - condense - compact - densify ## Antonyms - thin - rarefy - dilute ## Related Forms - dense - density - densify - denseness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: densus ## Etymology Formed from the adjective dense plus the verb-forming suffix -en; dense is from Latin densus ('thick, crowded'). A rare verb. ## AI Etymology Densen has the etymological history Formed from the adjective dense plus the verb-forming suffix -en; dense is from Latin densus ('thick, crowded'). A rare verb. The immediate etymological form is Latin densus. In present use as a verb, it means "to make or become dense or thicker", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include dense, density, densify, and denseness. Its contrast set includes thin, rarefy, and dilute, which clarifies the semantic boundary of the modern word. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown