What is the meaning of deepen?

verb

  • Make more intense, stronger, or more marked.
    • usage: "The efforts were intensified, "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"
  • Become more intense.
    • usage: "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"
  • Make deeper.
    • usage: "They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it"
  • Become deeper in tone.
    • usage: "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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