EGAVE

deepen

About 1.37 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To make deep or deeper
    They deepened the well by 200 feet.
  2. verb To make darker or more intense; to darken
    The event deepened the prevailing gloom.
  3. verb To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree
    News of her death deepened my sorrow.
  4. verb To make lower in tone
    The tuner deepened the tone of the organ.
  5. verb To make more thorough or extensive.
    The class deepened my understanding of the subject.
  6. verb To make more intimate.
    The shared experiences deepened our relationship.
  7. verb To make more sound or heavy.
    The hypnotist then proceeded to deepen his trance.
  8. verb To become deeper
    The water deepens as you go toward the middle of the channel.

Similar words

intensify heighten change compound depth deep intensifying intensive broaden widen

Often followed by

the and our their your his its in it

Word family

deepened deepening deepens

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