Word
Deepen
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
deep-en
Definition
- v. t. - To make deep or deeper; to increase the depth of; to
sink lower; as, to deepen a well or a channel.
- v. t. - To make darker or more intense; to darken; as, the event
deepened the prevailing gloom.
- v. t. - To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in
degree; as, to deepen grief or sorrow.
- v. t. - To make more grave or low in tone; as, to deepen the
tones of an organ.
- v. i. - To become deeper; as, the water deepens at every cast of
the lead; the plot deepens.
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