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Meaning of 'deepen' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Deepen [ v. i.]
- To become deeper; as, the water deepens at every cast of the lead; the plot deepens.
2 . Deepen [ v. t.]
- To make deep or deeper; to increase the depth of; to sink lower; as, to deepen a well or a channel.
- To make darker or more intense; to darken; as, the event deepened the prevailing gloom.
- To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree; as, to deepen grief or sorrow.
- To make more grave or low in tone; as, to deepen the tones of an organ.

Meaning of 'deepen' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . deepen [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make more intense, stronger, or more marked
Example in sentence:
  • Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her;
  • Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness;
  • The efforts were intensified;
  • This event only deepened my convictions
Meaning (2):
- become deeper in tone
Example in sentence:
  • Her voice deepened when she whispered the password;
  • His voice began to change when he was 12 years old
Meaning (3):
- become more intense
Example in sentence:
  • His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan;
  • The debate intensified
Meaning (4):
- make deeper
Example in sentence:
  • They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it

Nearby Words:

deed deed poll deedful deedless deedy deem deemed deeming deemster deep

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