deepenv.

Brit.

/ˈdiːp(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈdipən/

Etymology: Like most verbs in -en , a comparatively modern formation < deep adj., taking the place of the earlier deep v. See -en suffix⁵.

1. transitive. To make deep or deeper (in various senses); to increase the depth of.

ΘΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > extension downwards or depth > make deep(er) [verb (transitive)]

deepc930

depthen1587

deepena1605

a1605 J. Stow Elizabeth I in Annales anno 1601 (R.) He..heightened the ditches, deepened the trenches.

1612 H. Peacham Gentlemans Exercise xxiii. 80 You must deepen your colours so that the Orpiment may be the highest.

1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 75 Nor will the Blues be diluted or deepened after the manner I speak of.

1785 J. Phillips Treat. Inland Navigation 45 To widen and deepen the River Stort.

1858 Mercantile Marine Mag. 5 226 The ship will have passed the shoal and deepened her water to 9 fathoms.

1870 J. Ruskin Lect. Art (1875) ii. 43 Means of deepening and confirming your convictions.

2. intransitive. To become deep or deeper.

ΘΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > extension downwards or depth > become deep(er) [verb (intransitive)]

deep1589

deepen1703

1703 W. Dampier Voy. New Holland iii. 127 The Water deepned and sholdned so very gently.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth II. 234 We shall find..the shades gradually to deepen.

1801 T. Campbell Hohenlinden The combat deepens.

1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 851 The colour gradually deepens by exposure to the air.

1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola I. xx. 335 The evening had deepened into struggling starlight.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	deepen
释义	deepenv. Brit. /ˈdiːp(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈdipən/ Etymology: Like most verbs in -en , a comparatively modern formation < deep adj., taking the place of the earlier deep v. See -en suffix⁵. 1. transitive. To make deep or deeper (in various senses); to increase the depth of. ΘΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > extension downwards or depth > make deep(er) [verb (transitive)] deepc930 depthen1587 deepena1605 a1605 J. Stow Elizabeth I in Annales anno 1601 (R.) He..heightened the ditches, deepened the trenches. 1612 H. Peacham Gentlemans Exercise xxiii. 80 You must deepen your colours so that the Orpiment may be the highest. 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 75 Nor will the Blues be diluted or deepened after the manner I speak of. 1785 J. Phillips Treat. Inland Navigation 45 To widen and deepen the River Stort. 1858 Mercantile Marine Mag. 5 226 The ship will have passed the shoal and deepened her water to 9 fathoms. 1870 J. Ruskin Lect. Art (1875) ii. 43 Means of deepening and confirming your convictions. 2. intransitive. To become deep or deeper. ΘΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > extension downwards or depth > become deep(er) [verb (intransitive)] deep1589 deepen1703 1703 W. Dampier Voy. New Holland iii. 127 The Water deepned and sholdned so very gently. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth II. 234 We shall find..the shades gradually to deepen. 1801 T. Campbell Hohenlinden The combat deepens. 1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 851 The colour gradually deepens by exposure to the air. 1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola I. xx. 335 The evening had deepened into struggling starlight. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < v.a1605
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