deepen

deep·en  (dpn)

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

To make or become deep or deeper.

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deepen

Verb

to make or become deeper or more intense

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

verb 2. dig out, excavate, scoop out, hollow out, scrape out

Translations

deepen [ˈdiːpn] vt → ahondar, profundizar

vi [darkness] → intensificarse

deepen [diːpn] vt [+ hole] → approfondir

vi → s'approfondir; [darkness] → s'épaissir

deepen [ˈdiːpn] deep vt → vertiefen

vi (crisis) → sich verschärfen;

(mystery) → größer werden

deepen [ˈdiːpn] vt [+ hole] → approfondire

vi → approfondirsi; [darkness] → farsi più intenso/a