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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To make darker or more intense; to darken; as, the event
        deepened the prevailing gloom.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              You must deepen your colors.          --Peacham.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree;
        as, to deepen grief or sorrow.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To make more grave or low in tone; as, to deepen the tones
        of an organ.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Deepens the murmur of the falling floods. --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
              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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Deepen \Deep"en\, v. i.
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  deepen
       v 1: make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts
            were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike
            for her"; "Potsmokers claim it heightens their
            awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"
            [syn: intensify, compound, heighten]
       2: become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike
          for raw fish only deepened in Japan" [syn: intensify]
       3: make deeper; "They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure
          boats could use it"
       4: become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he
          was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered
          the password" [syn: change]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  deepen
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 εμβαθύνω
     2 σκουραίνω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  deepen
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make deep or deeper
     2 (lb en transitive) To make darker or more intense; to darken
     3 (lb en transitive) To make more poignant or affecting; to increase
  in degree
     4 (lb en transitive) To make lower in tone
     5 (lb en transitive) To make more thorough or extensive.
     6 (lb en transitive) To make more intimate.
     7 (lb en transitive) To make more sound or heavy.
     8 (lb en intransitive) To become deeper
     9 (lb en intransitive) To become darker or more intense
     10 (lb en intransitive) To become lower in tone
     11 (lb en intransitive) To become more thorough or extensive.
     12 (lb en intransitive) To become more intimate.
     13 (lb en intransitive) To become more sound or heavy.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  deepen
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make deep or deeper
     2 (lb en transitive) To make darker or more intense; to darken
     3 (lb en transitive) To make more poignant or affecting; to increase
  in degree
     4 (lb en transitive) To make lower in tone
     5 (lb en transitive) To make more thorough or extensive.
     6 (lb en transitive) To make more intimate.
     7 (lb en transitive) To make more sound or heavy.
     8 (lb en intransitive) To become deeper
     9 (lb en intransitive) To become darker or more intense
     10 (lb en intransitive) To become lower in tone
     11 (lb en intransitive) To become more thorough or extensive.
     12 (lb en intransitive) To become more intimate.
     13 (lb en intransitive) To become more sound or heavy.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  deepen
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make deep or deeper
     2 (lb en transitive) To make darker or more intense; to darken
     3 (lb en transitive) To make more poignant or affecting; to increase
  in degree
     4 (lb en transitive) To make lower in tone
     5 (lb en transitive) To make more thorough or extensive.
     6 (lb en transitive) To make more intimate.
     7 (lb en transitive) To make more sound or heavy.
     8 (lb en intransitive) To become deeper
     9 (lb en intransitive) To become darker or more intense
     10 (lb en intransitive) To become lower in tone
     11 (lb en intransitive) To become more thorough or extensive.
     12 (lb en intransitive) To become more intimate.
     13 (lb en intransitive) To become more sound or heavy.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  deepen
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make deep or deeper
     2 (lb en transitive) To make darker or more intense; to darken
     3 (lb en transitive) To make more poignant or affecting; to increase
  in degree
     4 (lb en transitive) To make lower in tone
     5 (lb en transitive) To make more thorough or extensive.
     6 (lb en transitive) To make more intimate.
     7 (lb en transitive) To make more sound or heavy.
     8 (lb en intransitive) To become deeper
     9 (lb en intransitive) To become darker or more intense
     10 (lb en intransitive) To become lower in tone
     11 (lb en intransitive) To become more thorough or extensive.
     12 (lb en intransitive) To become more intimate.
     13 (lb en intransitive) To become more sound or heavy.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  deepen
     Englanti vb.
     1 syventää
     2 syventyä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  deepen
     Engelska vb.
     djupna, fördjupa

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Deepen /dˈiːpən/
  عمّق

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  deepen //ˈdiːpən// 
  1. задълбочавам се
  to become deeper
  2. усилвам
  to make darker or more intense
  3. задълбочавам, удълбочавам
  to make deep or deeper

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  deepen /dˈiːpən/ 
  prohloubit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  deepen /dˈiːpən/ 
  prohlubovat

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  deepen /dˈiːpən/ 
  dyfnhau 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  deepen /dˈiːpən/ 
  vertiefen , stärker werden 
   see: deepening, deepened, deepens, deepened
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  deepen //ˈdiːpən// 
  1. pahentua, syvetä, vahvistua, voimistua
  to become darker or more intense
  2. syvetä 2.
  to become deeper
   3.
  to become more intimate
   4.
  to become more sound or heavy
  3. madaltua, syvetä
  to become lower in tone
  4. parantua, syvetä
  to become more thorough or extensive
  5. syventää, tummentaa
  to make darker or more intense
  6. syventää 2.
  to make deep or deeper
   3.
  to make more intimate
   4.
  to make more sound or heavy
   5.
  to make more thorough or extensive
  7. madaltaa, syventää
  to make lower in tone
  8. syventää, vahvistaa, voimistaa
  to make more poignant

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  deepen /dˈiːpən/ 
  1. और गहरा हो जाना
        "The reservoir deepened during the rains."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  deepen /dˈiːpən/
  dubiti, produbiti

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  deepen //ˈdiːpən// 
  memperdalam
  to make deep or deeper

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  deepen //ˈdiːpən// 
  1. 深まる
  to become deeper
  2. 深める
  to make deep or deeper

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  deepen /ˈdi:pən/ 
   1.  pogłębiać
   2.  stawać się głębszym

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  deepen /dˈiːpən/
  1. derinleşmek, derinleştirmek
  2. artırmak
  3. koyulaştırmak (renk)
  4. kalınlaşmak (ses)

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈdipən/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  71 Moby Thesaurus words for "deepen":
     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
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 加深,使...加深,使...强烈;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     v. 使深;使深远;加浓;使低沉

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