deepen
/ˈdiːpən/ verb B2- To make deep or deeper · They deepened the well by 200 feet.
- To make darker or more intense; to darken · The event deepened the prevailing gloom.
- To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree · News of her death deepened my sorrow.
- To make lower in tone · The tuner deepened the tone of the organ.
- To make more thorough or extensive. · The class deepened my understanding of the subject.
- To make more intimate. · The shared experiences deepened our relationship.
- To make more sound or heavy. · The hypnotist then proceeded to deepen his trance.
- To become deeper · The water deepens as you go toward the middle of the channel.
He/she/it deepens · Past deepened · Past participle deepened · -ing form deepening
Verb forms
- Base form
- deepen
- He/she/it
- deepens
- Past
- deepened
- Past participle
- deepened
- -ing form
- deepening
From the library
As the weeks went by, my interest in him and my curiosity as to his aims in life, gradually deepened and increased.
A big round moon, slowly deepening from her pallid luster into burnished silver, hung over the Haunted Wood; the air was full of sweet summer sounds--sleepy birds twittering, freakish breezes, faraway voices and laughter.
They all tend to deepen the impression upon my mind that the Cunninghams, father and son, had written this letter.
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