deepen

deepen
Synonyms and related words:
accelerate, agent provocateur, aggravate, amplify, annoy, augment, beef up, blow up, broaden, build up, burrow, complicate, concentrate, condense, consolidate, countersink, depress, deteriorate, dig, dig out, dive, double, dredge, drill, embitter, enhance, enlarge, exacerbate, exaggerate, exasperate, excavate, expand, extend, heat up, heighten, hop up, hot up, increase, intensify, irritate, jazz up, key up, lower, magnify, make acute, make complex, make worse, mine, mount, outspread, outstretch, provoke, ramify, redouble, reinforce, rise, rouse, scoop out, sharpen, sink, soup up, sour, spread, spread out, step up, strengthen, triple, tunnel, whet, widen, worsen

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  • 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • deepen — UK US /ˈdiːpən/ verb [I or T] ► to increase or become more serious; to make something increase or become more serious: »There are fears that the crisis in the Pacific region could deepen considerably. »Some experts say raising interest rates to… …   Financial and business terms

  • deepen — [v1] make depth greater dig, dig out, dredge, excavate, expand, extend, hollow, scoop out, scrape out; concept 250 Ant. fill deepen [v2] make more intense aggravate, develop, enhance, expand, extend, grow, heighten, increase, intensate, intensify …   New thesaurus

  • 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • deepen — index aggravate (exacerbate), enhance, expand, extend (enlarge), intensify, magnify Burton s Legal The …   Law dictionary

  • deepen — c.1600, from DEEP (Cf. deep) (adj.) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Related: Deepened; deepening. The earlier verb had been simply deep, from O.E. diepan …   Etymology dictionary

  • deepen — ► VERB ▪ make or become deep or deeper …   English terms dictionary

  • deepen — [dē′pən] vt., vi. to make or become deep or deeper …   English World dictionary

  • deepen — [[t]di͟ːpən[/t]] deepens, deepening, deepened 1) V ERG If a situation or emotion deepens or if something deepens it, it becomes stronger and more intense. If this is not stopped, the financial crisis will deepen... If anything, Sloan s uneasiness …   English dictionary

  • deepen — UK [ˈdiːpən] / US [ˈdɪpən] verb Word forms deepen : present tense I/you/we/they deepen he/she/it deepens present participle deepening past tense deepened past participle deepened 1) [intransitive] if a bad situation deepens, it becomes worse The… …   English dictionary

  • deepen — deep|en [ˈdi:pən] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(get worse)¦ 2¦(become stronger)¦ 3¦(expression on somebody s face)¦ 4¦(water)¦ 5¦(colour)¦ 6¦(sound)¦ 7¦(breath)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(GET WORSE)¦ if a serious situation deepens, it gets worse used especially in news… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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