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Deepen Common

Deepen has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

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"

2

become more intense

"The debate intensified"

"His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"

3

make deeper

"They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it"

4

become deeper in tone

"His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"

"Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"

5

To make deep or deeper

"The heavy rain continued to deepen the mud on the hiking trail, making it impossible for us to proceed without getting our boots stuck."

Example Sentences
"The efforts were intensified" verb
"Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her" verb
"Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness" verb
"This event only deepened my convictions" verb
"The debate intensified" verb
"His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan" verb
"They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it" verb
"His voice began to change when he was 12 years old" verb
"Her voice deepened when she whispered the password" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
increase enlarge change
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
heat up fan enhance amplify sharpen build redouble erupt condense accelerate
Rhyming Words
pen open aspen ripen copen impen espen hapen papen unpen soapen atopen hogpen kaipen pippen rappen dampen happen holpen unopen
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