Definitions for deepen
ˈdi pəndeep·en

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. intensify, compound, heighten, deepenverb

   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. intensify, deepenverb

   become more intense

   "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"

3. deepenverb

   make deeper

   "They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it"

4. deepen, changeverb

   become deeper in tone

   "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deepenverb

   To make deep or deeper

   They deepened the well by 200 feet.

2. deepenverb

   To make darker or more intense; to darken

   The event deepened the prevailing gloom.

3. deepenverb

   To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree

   News of her death deepened my sorrow.

4. deepenverb

   To make lower in tone

   The tuner deepened the tone of the organ.

5. deepenverb

   To become deeper

   The water deepens as you go toward the middle of the channel.

6. deepenverb

   To become darker or more intense

   The crisis deepened in the following weeks.

7. deepenverb

   To become lower in tone

   His voice deepened with age.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Deepenverb

   Etymology: from deep.

   1. To make deep; to sink far below the surface.

   The city of Rome would receive a great advantage from the undertaking, as it would raise the banks and deepen the bed of the Tiber. Joseph Addison, Travels.

   2. To darken; to cloud; to make dark.

   You must deepen your colours so, that the orpiment may be the highest. Henry Peacham, on Drawing.

   3. To make sad or gloomy. See DEEP. adj.

   Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene,
   Shades ev’ry flow’r, and darkens ev’ry green,
   Deepens the murmurs of the falling floods,
   And breathes a browner horror on the woods. Alexander Pope.

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1. deepen

   To deepen means to make something become more intense, profound, serious, or stronger. It can also refer to increasing in knowledge or making something more detailed and complex. Additionally, in a more literal sense, it can refer to making something physically deeper, like making a hole or pit more profound.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deepenverb

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

2. Deepenverb

   to make darker or more intense; to darken; as, the event deepened the prevailing gloom

3. Deepenverb

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

4. Deepenverb

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

5. Deepenverb

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

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of deepen in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of deepen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of deepen in a Sentence

1. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang:

   We hope that our compatriots on both sides of the strait will continue to strengthen mutual understanding and trust, deepen their bonds of kinship, bring hearts and minds together.

2. Howard Schultz:

   Personally, I feel that The Tokyo Roastery is the finest, most creative, and immersive experiential retail environment of any in the world today, the Tokyo Roastery should be The Tokyo Roastery that The Tokyo Roastery opened in the same year that we identified and shared with you the urgent need for retailers to elevate, deepen, and ultimately redefine how they were emotionally connecting with their customers.

3. Kirsten Allen:

   In addition to honoring the memory and the legacy of Sheikh Khalifa, the Vice President will underscore the strength of the partnership between our countries and our desire to further deepen our ties in the coming months and years.

4. Harsh Mander:

   This is going to only deepen the alienation a great deal more. They( the government) can have a territorial control of the land, they can change the demography but the Kashmiri people themselves, their sense of alienation is only going to deepen further.

5. Stephen Harper:

   Kevin Vickers has shown profound leadership and a dedication to the security of Canada and its national institutions, his extensive experience working with Parliament, as well as his bravery and integrity, will serve to deepen close bilateral relations between Canada and Ireland in the years ahead.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=deepen
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Deepen
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=deepen
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deepen