deepen

deep·en

 (dē′pən)

tr. & intr.v. deep·ened, deep·en·ing, deep·ens

To make or become deep or deeper.

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deepen

(ˈdiːpən)

vb

to make or become deep, deeper, or more intense

ˈdeepener n

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deep•en

(ˈdi pən)

v.t., v.i.

to make or become deep or deeper.

[1595–1605]

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deepen

Past participle: deepened
Gerund: deepening

Imperative

deepen

deepen

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	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" compound, intensify, heighten increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased" screw up, hot up, heat up - make more intense; "Emotions were screwed up" fan - make (an emotion) fiercer; "fan hatred" enhance, heighten, raise - increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension" amplify - increase the volume of; "amplify sound" sharpen - make crisp or more crisp and precise; "We had to sharpen our arguments" heighten, sharpen - make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision"
	2.	deepen - become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan" intensify increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased" build - develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera" redouble - make twice as great or intense; "The screaming redoubled" erupt, flare up, irrupt, break open, burst out, flare - erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" condense - become more compact or concentrated; "Her feelings condensed" sharpen - become sharp or sharper; "The debate sharpened" accelerate, quicken, speed up, speed - move faster; "The car accelerated"
	3.	deepen - make deeper; "They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it" enlarge - make larger; "She enlarged the flower beds"
	4.	deepen - become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password" change change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

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deepen

verb

1. intensify, increase, grow, strengthen, reinforce, escalate, magnify, augment Sloane's uneasiness deepened. Further job losses deepened the gloom.

2. extend, develop, encourage, promote, foster, stimulate, nurture, cultivate an opportunity to deepen your understanding of people

3. darken, shade, make dark, make darker a spice used in poultry feed to deepen the colour of egg yolks

4. dig out, excavate, scoop out, hollow out, make deeper, scrape out The tunnels have been widened and deepened.

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deepen

verb

To make greater in intensity or severity:

aggravate, enhance, heighten, intensify, redouble.

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Translations

تعمقيَزيد، يَزْداديُعَمِّقُ

prohloubitprohlubovat sevyhloubit

blive dybereblive størregøre dybere

vertiefenzunehmenaushölenvergrößernverstärken

agudizarseaumentarintensificarseprofundizar

approfondiraugmenterfoncer

mélyít

aukastdÿpka

approfondire

bli dyperebli størregjøre dypereutdype

prehĺbiťzväčšiť sa

poglobiti

artmakçoğalmakderinleş mek

加深增加

deepen

[ˈdiːpən]

A. VT [+ hole] → hacer más profundo; [+ voice] → hacer más grave, ahuecar; [+ colour] → intensificar; [+ understanding] → aumentar; [+ love, friendship] → hacer más profundo or intenso, ahondar; [+ crisis] → agudizar, acentuar

B. VI [water] → hacerse más profundo or hondo; [voice] → hacerse más grave or profundo; [frown] → acentuarse; [colour, emotion] → intensificarse; [night] → avanzar, cerrarse; [darkness] → hacerse más profundo; [mystery, suspicion] → aumentar; [understanding, love, friendship] → hacerse más profundo or intenso; [crisis] → agudizarse, acentuarse
the colour in her face deepened → se puso aún más colorada

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deepen

[ˈdiːpən]

vt

(= make deeper) [+ hole, river] → approfondir

(= strengthen) [+ understanding, feeling] → renforcer

vi

(= grow deeper) [river] → devenir plus profond(e)

(= get worse) [anxiety, crisis] → s'aggraver

(= become more intense) [feeling] → devenir plus profond(e)

(= become lower) [voice] → devenir plus grave

[darkness] → s'épaissirdeep end n [swimming pool] the deep end → le grand bain
to be thrown in at the deep end (fig) (= not have time to prepare) → être mis(e) tout de suite dans le baindeep-fat fryer n → friteuse fdeep freeze

n → congélateur m

vt → congelerdeep freezer n (US) → congélateur mdeep-fry [ˌdiːpˈfraɪ] vt → faire frire (dans une friteuse)deep fryer n → friteuse f

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deepen

vt (lit, fig) → vertiefen; concern, sorrow → vergrößern, vertiefen; love, friendship → vertiefen, verstärken; colour → dunkler machen; mystery → vergrößern; crisis, recession → verschärfen; sound → tiefer machen

vi (lit, fig) → sich vergrößern, tiefer werden; (sorrow, concern, interest) → zunehmen, größer werden; (colour, sound, voice) → tiefer werden; (mystery) → größer werden; (rift, divisions) → sich vertiefen; (crisis, recession) → sich verschärfen

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deepen

[ˈdiːp/ən]

1. vt (hole, knowledge, understanding) → approfondire; (sound, friendship, love) → rendere più profondo/a; (colour) → scurire; (interest) → ravvivare; (sorrow) → aggravare

2. vi (gen) → diventare più profondo/a, approfondirsi; (colour) → diventare più intenso/a; (mystery) → infittirsi; (darkness) → farsi più intenso/a

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deep

(diːp) adjective

1. going or being far down or far into. a deep lake; a deep wound. diep عَميق дълбок profundo hluboký tief dyb βαθύςprofundo sügav عمیق؛ گود syvä profondעמוק गहरा dubok mély dalam djúpur profondo 深い 깊은 gilus dziļš dalam diepdypgłęboki ژور، پوه، پټ، شديد، مشكل ګڼ، بم، بحر، اّسمان، جدى، چالاك، ډير زيات profundo adânc глубокий hlboký globok dubok djup ลึก derin 深的 глибокий گہرائی تک جانے والا sâu 深的

2. going or being far down by a named amount. a hole six feet deep. diep ذو عُمْقٍ، عُمْقُهُ дълбок em profundidade hluboký tief dyb βαθύς de hondo sügavune به عمق؛ به ژرفای syvä profond de עַד לְעוֹמֵק שֶׁל गहरा utonuo mély sedalam djúpur, á dÿpt di profondità 深さ～の (~) 깊이의 gilumo dziļš sedalam diepdyp, i dybdengłęboki ژور em profundidade adânc (de) глубиной hlboký globok dubok djup ลึก ...derinliğinde 縱深的 глибокий کسی خاص حد تک گہرا chiều sâu 纵深的

3. occupied or involved to a great extent. He is deep in debt. diep غارِقٌ дълбок mergulhado hluboko v, utopený v tief dyb αναμεμειγμένος, βουτηγμένοςabsorbido kõrvuni عمیقاً در syvä absorbéמעמיק मग्न zagrezao elmerülve tenggelam á kafi immerso はまりこんで 깊이 빠진 sulindęs, įklimpęs (darbā, parādos) nogrimis; iegrimis tenggelam diepdyp, i stor grad pogrążony په ژور توګه mergulhado cufundat; afundat увязший zahĺbený; (po uši) zadĺžený globok dug djup หมกมุ่น derin, ağır, ciddî 深陷於 захоплений; поринутий پوری طرح گھرا ہوا chìm đắm vào 深陷于

4. intense; strong. The sea is a deep blue colour; They are in a deep sleep. diep شَديد، غامِق، داكِن дълбок profundo sytý, hluboký tief dyb βαθύς, έντονοςprofundo, intenso sügav سیر؛ تند؛ سنگین syvä intenseכהה गहरा jak, intenzivan mély kuat sterkur, djúpur profondo 深い 강한, 진한 sodrus, gilus (par krāsu) tumšs; piesātināts; dziļš kuat diep, diep- dyp, mørke-głęboki ډيرسخت، متمركز، شديد پياوړى، قوى، جدى، ډيرزيات profundo intens густой; глубокий sýty, hlboký temen; globok jak djup, intensiv เข้ม derin 非常的 темний; глибокий گہرا رنگ وغیرہ say; nặng 非常的

5. low in pitch. His voice is very deep. diep مُنْخَفِض، خَفيض дълбок grave hluboký tief dyb βαθύς, μπάσοςgrave madal بم matala grave קוֹל נָמוּך गूढ़, दुर्बोध duboki glas mély rendah djúpur profondo 低く太い 굵은, 낮은 žemas (par skaņu, balsi) zems rendah diepmørk, dypgłęboki, niski جیږ grave grav низкий hlboký nizek dubok djup, mörk ต่ำ kalın, tok (聲音)深沈的 низький گمبھیر آواز trầm （声音）深沉的

adverb

far down or into. deep into the wood. diep عَميقا، بَعيدا дълбоко no fundo hluboko tief dybt βαθιάprofundamente sügaval, sügavale در میان؛ در اعماق syvällä profondémentעמוק गहरा duboko u nečemu mélyen jauh di dalam langt niður eða inn, djúpt profondamente 奥深く 깊이 giliai dziļi; stipri jauh di dalam diepdyptgłęboko په منځ كښى no fundo adânc глубоко hlboko globoko duboko djupt อย่างลึกมาก derinliğine, derine, iyice derinine 深深地 глибоко کافی اندر تک xa ở bên dưới hoặc ở trong 深深地

ˈdeepen verb

1. to make or become deeper. He deepened the hole. verdiep, diep maak يُعَمِّقُ правя по-дълбок, задълбочавам aprofundar vyhloubit, prohloubit vertiefen gøre dybere βαθαίνωprofundizar süvendama, sügavamaks muutuma عمیق کردن syventää approfondir לְהַעֲמִיק और गहराना produbiti mélyít memperdalam dÿpka scavare più a fondo; approfondire 深くする 깊게 하다 (pa)gilinti, gilėti padziļināt; padziļināties; (par skaņu, balsi) pazemināties memperdalam verdiepengjøre dypere, utdype pogłębiać ژورول، ژورېدل aprofundar a (se) adânci углублять prehĺbiť poglobiti produbiti göra (bli) djupare ทำให้ลึกยิ่งขึ้น derinleş(tir)mek 加深 заглиблювати(ся) گہرا کرنا یا ہونا trở nên sâu hơn 加深

2. to increase. His troubles were deepening. groter wordend, vererg wordend يَزيد، يَزْداد увеличавам aumentar prohlubovat se verstärken blive større; blive dybere εντείνομαι, αυξάνομαιaumentar, agudizarse, intensificarse süvenema افزایش یافتن kasvaa augmenter לְהַעֲמִיק बढ़ना produbiti erősödik meningkat aukast aggravarsi 深刻にする 깊어지다 didėti pastiprināt; pastiprināties meningkat verergeren bli større/dypere pogłębiać się کم شول aumentar a creşte усиливаться zväčšiť (sa) poglobiti se produbljivati stiga, tillta, fördjupa ทำให้มาก artmak, çoğalmak 增加 зростати اضافہ ہونا làm tăng thêm 增加

ˈdeeply adverb

very greatly. We are deeply grateful to you. diep, innig, ernstig بِعُمْق، بِشِدَّه، جِدّاً дълбоко profundamente hluboce tief, äußerst dybt βαθιάprofundamente sügavalt عمیقاً syvästi profondément בְּאוֹפֶן מַעֲמִיק गहराई से duboko mélységesen sangat ákaflega profondamente 深く 깊게 labai ļoti stipri dengan mendalam diepdypt, sværtgłęboko ژور imensamente profund глубоко hlboko zelo duboko djupt อย่างสุดซึ้ง çok 深深地 глибоко گہرے طور پر hết sức 深深地

ˈdeepness noun

the quality of being deep. diepte, diepsinnigheid عُمْق дълбочина profundidade hloubka; sytost die Tiefe dyb; dybde βαθύτητα profundidad sügavus عمق syvyys profondeur עָמקוּת गहराई dubina mélység kedalaman dÿpi, dÿpt profondità 深さ 깊이 gylis, gilumas dziļums kedalaman dieptedyp; dybde; dypsinngłębokość ژور profundidade adân­­­cime глубина hĺbka globina dubina djup, djuphet ความลึก derinlik 深 глибина گہرائی độ sâu 深

ˌdeep-ˈfreeze noun

a type of refrigerator which freezes food quickly and can keep it for a long time. vrieskas ثَلاّجَه يُحْفَظ فيها الطَّعام بِدَرَجَة حَرارَه مُنْخَفِضَه дълбоко замразен câmara frigorífica mraznička die Tiefkühltruhe dybfryser κατάψυξηultracongelador sügavkülmik فریزر pakastin congélateur הַקפָּאָה עָמוּקָה तेज jako zalediti mélyhűtő freezer frystir congelatore 急速冷凍冷蔵庫 냉동 냉장고 šaldymo kamera saldētājskapis peti sejuk beku lampau diepvriezerfryseboks, dypfryserzamrażarka فریزر arca frigorífica congelator морозильная камера mraznička zamrzovalnik zamrzivač frys[box] ตู้แช่แข็ง derin dondurucu 冷凍庫 морозильник کھانے کو کم درجئہ حرارت پر بہت دنوں تک محفوظ رکھنے والا ریفریجریٹر chất làm đông lạnh nhanh 冷冻箱

verb

to freeze and keep (food) in this. diepvries, in die diepvries sit يَحْفَظ الطَّعام مُثَلَّجاً замразявам дълбоко congelar zmrazit einfrieren nedfryse; dybfryse καταψύχωultracongelar sügavkülmutama منجمد کردن و نگهداری pakastaa congeler לְהַקפִּיא הַקפָּאָה עָמוּקָה तेज ढंडा करना zamrznuti mélyhűt membekukan djúpfrysta congelare 急速冷凍する 냉동 냉장고에 보관하다 užšaldyti sasaldēt (produktus) membeku diepvriezenfryse, dypfrysezamrażać ساتل congelar a con­gela глубоко замораживать mraziť, zmraziť zamrzniti zamrznuti djupfrysa แช่แข็ง dondurup saklamak 冷凍，冷藏 заморожувати سردخانے میں محفوظ رکھنا làm đông lạnh nhanh 冷冻，冷藏

ˈdeep-sea adjective

of, for, or in the deeper parts of the sea. deep-sea diving; deep-sea fishing. diep see, diepsee في أعماق البَحر дълбокоморски em alto mar hlubinný, na širém moři Tiefsee-..., Hochsee-... dybhavs- που έχει σχέση με την ανοιχτή θάλασσα de alta mar süvamere- بخش ژرف دریا syvänmeren- sous-marin בְּלֵב הַיָם समुद्र का गहराई वाला हिस्सा pučina, debelo more mélytengeri laut dalam úthafs- d'alto mare 深海の 심해의, 원양의 giliųjų vandenų, giliavandenis atklātā jūrā laut dalam diepzee- dypvanns-, dyphavs- głębinowy د سيند ژور ځاى submarino submarin глубоководный hlbinný globokomorski dubina djuphavs- เกี่ยวกับส่วนลึกของทะเล açık deniz 海洋的深水部分 глибоководний گہرا سمندر ngoài khơi 海洋的深水部分

in deep water

in difficulties or trouble. He found himself in deep water when he took over the management of the firm. in die moeilikheid, op gevaarlike grond في مَأْزِق، يُعاني من صُعوبات в затруднение em apuros v nesnázích in Schwierigkeiten på dybt vand σε πολύ δύσκολη θέση, στα βαθιά νερά (μτφ.) con el agua al cuello raskustes در گرفتاری و دردسر شدید syvissä vesissä dans de beaux draps שָׁקוּע בְּ- संकट में u nevolji, u neprilici nehézségek közepette dalam kesulitan í vandræðum; vera ekki vandanum vaxinn in difficoltà, in cattive acque 困難な立場にある 매우 난처한 sunkioje padėtyje ķezā kesusahan in grote moeilijkheden på dypt vann, i store vanskeligheter w opałach له ستونزو سره مخامخ كيدل em apuros în (mare) încurcă­tură в затруднительном положении v ťažkostiach v težavah u neprilici på djupt vatten ตกอยู่ในความยากลำบาก başı belâda/ dertte 陷入困境 в скрутному становищі پریشانی یا مشکل میں پڑنا trong tình cảnh khó khăn 陷入困境

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