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1. (v.i.) deepen
to make or become deep or deeper.
Etymology: (1940–45, Amer.)
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| Definition of 'deepen' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) intensify, compound, heighten, deepen
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"
2. (verb) intensify, deepen
become more intense
"The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"
3. (verb) deepen
make deeper
"They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it"
4. (verb) deepen, change
become deeper in tone
"His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"
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1. (verb) deepen
to become or make deeper
as their love deepened; Prices rose, deepening the crisis.
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| Definition of 'deepen' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) deepen
to make deep or deeper; to increase the depth of; to sink lower; as, to deepen a well or a channel
2. (verb) deepen
to make darker or more intense; to darken; as, the event deepened the prevailing gloom
3. (verb) deepen
to make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree; as, to deepen grief or sorrow
4. (verb) deepen
to make more grave or low in tone; as, to deepen the tones of an organ
5. (verb) deepen
to become deeper; as, the water deepens at every cast of the lead; the plot deepens
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Sense: to make or become deeper
He deepened the hole.
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 Afrikaans: verdiep, diep maak |
 Arabic: يُعَمِّقُ |
 Bulgarian: правя по-дълбок, задълбоч |
 Brazilian: aprofundar |
 Czech: vyhloubit, prohloubit |
 German: vertiefen |
 Danish: gøre dybere |
 Greek: βαθαίνω |
 Spanish: profundizar |
 Estonian: süvendama, sügavamaks muu |
 Farsi: عمیق کردن |
 Finnish: syventää |
 French: (s')approfondir |
 Hebrew: לְהַעֲמִיק |
 Hindi: और गहराना |
 Croatian: produbiti |
 Hungarian: mélyít |
 Indonesian: memperdalam |
 Icelandic: dÿpka |
 Italian: scavare più a fondo; appr |
 Japanese: 深くする |
 Korean: 깊게 하다 |
 Lithuanian: (pa)gilinti, gilėti |
 Latvian: padziļināt; padziļināties |
 Malay: memperdalam |
 Dutch: verdiepen |
 Norwegian: gjøre dypere, utdype |
 Polish: pogłębiać |
 Persian: عمیق کردن |
 Pashto: ژورول، ژورېدل |
 Portuguese: aprofundar |
 Romanian: a (se) adânci |
 Russian: углублять(ся) |
 Slovak: prehĺbiť |
 Slovenian: poglobiti |
 Serbian: produbiti |
 Swedish: göra (bli) djupare |
 Thai: ทำให้ลึกยิ่งขึ้น |
 Turkish: derinleş(tir)mek |
 Taiwanese: 加深 |
 Ukrainian: заглиблювати(ся) |
 Urdu: گہرا کرنا یا ہونا |
 Vietnamese: trở nên sâu hơn |
 Chinese: 加深 |
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