deepen
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdiːpən/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -iːpən
Verb
deepen (third-person singular simple present deepens, present participle deepening, simple past and past participle deepened)
- (transitive) To make deep or deeper
- They deepened the well by 200 feet.
- (transitive) To make darker or more intense; to darken
- The event deepened the prevailing gloom.
- (transitive) To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree
- News of her death deepened my sorrow.
- (transitive) To make lower in tone
- The tuner deepened the tone of the organ.
- (transitive) To make more thorough or extensive.
- The class deepened my understanding of the subject.
- (transitive) To make more intimate.
- The shared experiences deepened our relationship.
- (transitive) To make more sound or heavy.
- The hypnotist then proceeded to deepen his trance.
- (intransitive) To become deeper
- The water deepens as you go toward the middle of the channel.
- (intransitive) To become darker or more intense
- The crisis deepened in the following weeks.
- (intransitive) To become lower in tone
- His voice deepened with age.
- (intransitive) To become more thorough or extensive.
- His skill in deciphering the texts deepened with practice.
- (intransitive) To become more intimate.
- The conversation deepened and they began to truly share.
- 2001, Susan Stryker, Queer Pulp, page 104:
- He's in the process of breaking up with one boyfriend, who refuses to let their relationship deepen, and courting another, who promises to be somebody with whom he could grow old.
- (intransitive) To become more sound or heavy.
- The new bed allowed my sleep to deepen.
Synonyms
Translations
to make deep or deeper
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to make darker or more intense
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to make more poignant
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to make lower in tone
to become deeper
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to become darker or more intense
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