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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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