Definition:
- (v. t.) To make deep or deeper; to increase the depth of; to sink lower; as, to deepen a well or a channel.
- (v. t.) To make darker or more intense; to darken; as, the event deepened the prevailing gloom.
- (v. t.) To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree; as, to deepen grief or sorrow.
- (v. t.) To make more grave or low in tone; as, to deepen the tones of an organ.
- (v. i.) To become deeper; as, the water deepens at every cast of the lead; the plot deepens.
Compare deepen with other words:
deepen vs. depthen
deepen vs. rebiting
deepen vs. enhance
deepen vs. poignant
deep vs. deepen