'Deepen' definitions:

Definition of 'deepen'

From: WordNet
verb
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" [syn: intensify, compound, heighten, deepen]
verb
Become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan" [syn: intensify, deepen]
verb
Make deeper; "They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it"
verb
Become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password" [syn: deepen, change]

Definition of 'Deepen'

From: GCIDE
  • Deepen \Deep"en\, v. i. To become deeper; as, the water deepens at every cast of the lead; the plot deepens. [1913 Webster]
  • His blood-red tresses deepening in the sun. --Byron. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Deepen'

From: GCIDE
  • Deepen \Deep"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deepened; p. pr. & vb. n. Deepening.]
  • 1. To make deep or deeper; to increase the depth of; to sink lower; as, to deepen a well or a channel. [1913 Webster]
  • It would . . . deepen the bed of the Tiber. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To make darker or more intense; to darken; as, the event deepened the prevailing gloom. [1913 Webster]
  • You must deepen your colors. --Peacham. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree; as, to deepen grief or sorrow. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To make more grave or low in tone; as, to deepen the tones of an organ. [1913 Webster]
  • Deepens the murmur of the falling floods. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'deepen'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Deepen'