Deepen

[DeepĀ·en]

Make deeper

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To make deep or deeper; to increase the depth of; to sink lower; as, to deepen a well or a channel.

Verb
become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"

Verb
make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"

Verb
become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"

Verb
make deeper; "They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it"


v. t.
To make deep or deeper; to increase the depth of; to sink lower; as, to deepen a well or a channel.

v. t.
To make darker or more intense; to darken; as, the event deepened the prevailing gloom.

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

v. t.
To make more grave or low in tone; as, to deepen the tones of an organ.

v. i.
To become deeper; as, the water deepens at every cast of the lead; the plot deepens.


Deepen

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

Deepen

Deep"en, v. i. To become deeper; as, the water deepens at every cast of the lead; the plot deepens.
His blood-red tresses deepening in the sun.

To make deep or deeper; to increase the depth of; to sink lower; as, to deepen a well or a channel.

To become deeper; as, the water deepens at every cast of the lead; the plot deepens.

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Usage Examples

I deepen my experience of God through prayer, meditation, and forgiveness.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

At the beginning of the new century, it is the common aspiration of the peoples of the two countries to deepen mutual understanding, enhance trust, develop friendship and strengthen cooperation.

There are tens of thousands of interactions every single day across Afghanistan between the Afghan troops and International Security Assistance Force. On most of those, every single day we continue to deepen and broaden the relationship we seek.

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