deep·en
deep·en/ˈdēpən/
verb
make or become deep or deeper.
"the crisis deepened"
synonyms: grow, increase, intensify, strengthen, escalate, mushroom, snowball, add to, heighten, reinforce, enhance, boost, magnify, amplify, augment, enrich, promote, encourage, exacerbate, aggravate, inflame, worsen, make/become worse, hot up, step up, dig out, make deeper, dig deeper, scoop out, scrape out, hollow out, excavate
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transitive verb. : to make deep or deeper. intransitive verb. : to become deeper or more profound.
to become more strongly felt or experienced, or to make something this way: Over the years, her love for him deepened.
verb (used with or without object). to make or become deep or deeper: deep: Larger ships will be able to navigate the river after the main channel is deepened.
1. transitive verb/intransitive verb If a situation or emotion deepens or if something deepens it, it becomes stronger and more intense.
To make (something) deep or deeper in spatial extent; to increase the depth of something. Also (and earliest) in to deepen (her, its) water.
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1. to become or to cause (something) to become deep or deeper [+ object] They deepened the river so that larger boats could sail through.
[intransitive, transitive] to become deeper; to make something deeper. The water deepened gradually. His frown deepened. deepen something There were plans ...
deepen Add to list Share · verb. make deeper. “They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it” · verb. become deeper in tone. “Her voice ...
to become more strongly felt or experienced, or to make something this way: Over the years, her love for him deepened.
[intransitive, transitive] deepen (something) to become worse; to make something worse Warships were sent in as the crisis deepened. a deepening economic ...