Deepen

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdiːpÉ™n/
• Rhymes: -iːpÉ™n

Origin

From deep + -en

Full definition of deepen

Verb

1. To make deep or deeperThey deepened the well by 200 feet.
2. To make darker or more intense; to darkenThe event deepened the prevailing gloom.
3. To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degreeNews of her death deepened my sorrow.
4. To make lower in toneThe tuner deepened the tone of the organ.
5. (intransitive) To become deeperThe water deepens as you go toward the middle of the channel.
6. (intransitive) To become darker or more intenseThe crisis deepened in the following weeks.
7. (intransitive) To become lower in toneHis voice deepened with age.

Anagrams

• peened