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3 definitions found 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 1.6 [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" [syn: {intensify}, {compound}, {heighten}] 2: become more intense; "The debate intensified" [syn: {intensify}] 3: become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old" [syn: {change}]
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