Thesaurus: deepen

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1. v. t. To make deep or deeper; to increase the depth of; to sink lower; as, to deepen a well or a channel.
2. v. t. To make darker or more intense; to darken; as, the event deepened the prevailing gloom.
3. v. t. To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree; as, to deepen grief or sorrow.
4. v. t. To make more grave or low in tone; as, to deepen the tones of an organ.
5. v. i. To become deeper; as, the water deepens at every cast of the lead; the plot deepens.
6. v. make more intense, stronger, or more marked
7. v. become more intense
8. v. make deeper
9. v. become deeper in tone
10. 1. To make deep or deeper; to increase the depth of; to sink lower; as, to deepen a well or a channel. It would . . . deepen the bed of the Tiber. Addison. 2. To make darker or more intense; to darken; as, the event deepened the prevailing gloom. You must deepen your colors. Peacham. 3. To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree; as, to deepen grief or sorrow. 4. To make more grave or low in tone; as, to deepen the tones of an organ. Deepens the murmur of the falling floods. Pope. To become deeper; as, the water deepens at every cast of the lead; the plot deepens. His blood-red tresses deepening in the sun. Byron.
11. To become deeper; as, the water deepens at every cast of thelead; the plot deepens.His blood-red tresses deepening in the sun. Byron.
12. v:100 v. make deeper v. become deeper in tone