deepen in English dictionary

  • deepen

    Meanings and definitions of "deepen"

    • To make darker or more intense; to darken
    • To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree
    • (intransitive) To become deeper
    • (intransitive) To become darker or more intense
    • (intransitive) To become lower in tone
    • verb
      To make deep or deeper
    • verb
      To make darker or more intense; to darken
    • verb
      To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree
    • verb
      To make lower in tone
    • verb
      To make more thorough or extensive.
    • verb
      To make more intimate.
    • verb
      To make more sound or heavy.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To become deeper
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To become darker or more intense
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To become lower in tone
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To become more thorough or extensive.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To become more intimate.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To become more sound or heavy.
    • to make darker or more intense
    • to become deeper
    • 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
      become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"
    • verb
      make deeper; "They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it"
    • 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"

    Synonyms of "deepen" in English dictionary

    compound, enlarge, heighten are the top synonyms of "deepen" in the English thesaurus.

    • compound · enlarge · heighten · increase · change · intensify
    • change

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

    • intensify

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

    • intensify · compound · heighten

      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"

    Grammar and declension of deepen

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

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