English verb: deepen | |||
1. | deepen (change) make more intense, stronger, or more marked | ||
Samples | The efforts were intensified. Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her. Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness. This event only deepened my convictions. | ||
Synonyms | compound, heighten, intensify | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | increase | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | amplify, enhance, fan, heat up, heighten, heighten, hot up, raise, screw up, sharpen, sharpen | ||
Cause | deepen, intensify | ||
2. | deepen (change) become more intense | ||
Samples | The debate intensified. His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan. | ||
Synonyms | intensify | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | increase | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | accelerate, break open, build, burst out, condense, erupt, flare, flare up, irrupt, quicken, redouble, sharpen, speed, speed up | ||
3. | deepen (change) make deeper | ||
Samples | They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | enlarge | ||
4. | deepen (change) become deeper in tone | ||
Samples | His voice began to change when he was 12 years old. Her voice deepened when she whispered the password. | ||
Synonyms | change | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||