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/ ˈdi pən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with or without object) to make or become deep or deeper: Larger ships will be able to navigate the river after the main channel is deepened. The shadows deepened toward late afternoon.
Meteorology . to decrease in atmospheric pressure: a deepening cyclone.
Origin of deepen First recorded in 1595–1605; deep + -en1
OTHER WORDS FROM deepen deep·en·er, noun deep·en·ing·ly, adverb o·ver·deep·en, verb (used with object) un·deep·ened, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for deepen And like many of the best songs, their resonance has only deepen ed with time.
Schoolhouse Rock: A Trojan Horse of Knowledge and Power | Jason Lynch| September 6, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Five years later the ADD of the political press corps has only deepen ed.
Don’t Run for President, Hillary. Become a ‘Post-President’ Instead | Tina Brown| May 2, 2014| DAILY BEAST
In terms of how we expanded and deepen ed our exploration of the characters.
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It must also have deepen ed a certain self-loathing he is bound to have had over his inability to acquire a girlfriend.
Beethoven in Love: The Woman Who Captivated the Young Composer | John Suchet| January 26, 2014| DAILY BEAST
In the end I abandoned the idea of art in my book, but my appreciation of Watterson and his creation had deepen ed immeasurably.
‘Dear Mr. Watterson’ Celebrates the Glory of Calvin and Hobbes on Film | Malcolm Jones| November 16, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Through Fifteenth Street the sun poured a red light that deepen ed as the mist rose from the docks.
A Young Man in a Hurry | Robert W. Chambers
Blue eyes can always be deepen ed by wearing the appropriate shade of blue.
Social Life | Maud C. Cooke
I was staying alone with Henry James at Rye one summer, and as twilight deepen ed we walked together in the garden.
Aspects and Impressions | Edmund Gosse
Night deepen ed, the city vanished—not a gleam from its myriad lights!
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 66 No.406, August 1849 | Various
An so an hour passed, and the night deepen ed toward the birth of another day.
Darkness and Dawn | George Allan England
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British Dictionary definitions for deepen verb to make or become deep, deeper, or more intense
Derived forms of deepen deepener , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to deepen expand, aggravate, develop, strengthen, heighten, increase, reinforce, redouble, enhance, intensify, dredge, dig, excavate, extend, hollow, magnify, mount, rise, rouse, grow