Lexic.us

Definition of Deepen

1. Verb. Make more intense, stronger, or more marked. "This event only deepened my convictions"

2. Verb. Become more intense. "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"

3. Verb. Make deeper. "They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it"

4. Verb. Become deeper in tone. "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"

Definition of Deepen

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

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

Definition of Deepen

1. Verb. To make deep or deeper ¹

2. Verb. To make darker or more intense; to darken ¹

3. Verb. To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree ¹

4. Verb. To make lower in tone ¹

5. Verb. (intransitive) To become deeper ¹

6. Verb. (intransitive) To become darker or more intense ¹

7. Verb. (intransitive) To become lower in tone ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Deepen

1. to make deep [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: deep

Medical Definition of Deepen

1. To become deeper; as, the water deepens at every cast of the lead; the plot deepens. "His blood-red tresses deepening in the sun." (Byron) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deepen

deep temporal veins deep thinker deep transitional gyrus deep transverse metacarpal ligament deep transverse metatarsal ligament deep vein thrombosis deep venous thrombosis deep water deep waters deep white layer of superior colliculus

deepe deepen (current term) deepened deepener deepeners deepening deepening(a) deepens deeper deepest

deepfelt deepfreezes deepfreezing deepfroze deepfrozen deepie

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