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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 | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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