DEEPEN

intensify, deepen

(verb) become more intense; “The debate intensified”; “His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan”

intensify, compound, heighten, deepen

(verb) make more intense, stronger, or more marked; “The efforts were intensified”; “Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her”; “Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness”; “This event only deepened my convictions”

deepen, change

(verb) become deeper in tone; “His voice began to change when he was 12 years old”; “Her voice deepened when she whispered the password”

deepen

(verb) make deeper; “They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

deepen (third-person singular simple present deepens, present participle deepening, simple past and past participle deepened)

(transitive) To make deep or deeper

(transitive) To make darker or more intense; to darken

(transitive) To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree

(transitive) To make lower in tone

(transitive) To make more thorough or extensive.

(transitive) To make more intimate.

(transitive) To make more sound or heavy.

(intransitive) To become deeper

(intransitive) To become darker or more intense

(intransitive) To become lower in tone

(intransitive) To become more thorough or extensive.

(intransitive) To become more intimate.

(intransitive) To become more sound or heavy.

Synonyms

• depthen

Anagrams

• peened

Source: Wiktionary

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Deep"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deepened; p. pr. & vb. n. Deepening.]

1. To make deep or deeper; to increase the depth of; to sink lower; as, to deepen a well or a channel. It would . . . deepen the bed of the Tiber. Addison.

2. To make darker or more intense; to darken; as, the event deepened the prevailing gloom. You must deepen your colors. Peacham.

3. To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree; as, to deepen grief or sorrow.

4. To make more grave or low in tone; as, to deepen the tones of an organ. Deepens the murmur of the falling floods. Pope.

Deep"en, v. i.

Definition: To become deeper; as, the water deepens at every cast of the lead; the plot deepens. His blood-red tresses deepening in the sun. Byron.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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