deepen
English
/ˈdiːpən/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To make deep or deeper
- (transitive) To make darker or more intense; to darken
- (transitive) To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree
- (transitive) To make lower in tone
- (transitive) To make more thorough or extensive.
- (transitive) To make more intimate.
- (transitive) To make more sound or heavy.
- (intransitive) To become deeper
- (intransitive) To become darker or more intense
- (intransitive) To become lower in tone
- (intransitive) To become more thorough or extensive.
- (intransitive) To become more intimate.
- (intransitive) To become more sound or heavy.
Etymology
Suffix from English deep.
Origin
English
deep
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- deep English
- deep blue sea English
- deep sea English
- deep-dish pizza English
- deep-seated English
- deep-set English
- deep-throat English
- deepener English
- deepenest English
- deepeneth English
- deepfelt English
- deepie English
- deepish English
- deepity English
- deeply English
- deepmost English
- deepness English
- deepsome English
- deepwater English
- depth English
- foredeep English
- heartdeep English
- knee-deep English
- nondeep English
- overdeepen English
- semideep English
- superdeep English
- ultradeep English
- depe Middle English
- dipi Sranan Tongo