To deepen

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• 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. [1913 Webster] It would . . . deepen the bed of the Tiber. Addison.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Deepen Shah — Born 4 March 1984 (1984 03 04) (age 27)[1] Livingston, New Jersey, USA Residence New York, New York …   Wikipedia

• deepen — UK US /ˈdiːpən/ verb [I or T] ► to increase or become more serious; to make something increase or become more serious: »There are fears that the crisis in the Pacific region could deepen considerably. »Some experts say raising interest rates to… …   Financial and business terms

• deepen — [v1] make depth greater dig, dig out, dredge, excavate, expand, extend, hollow, scoop out, scrape out; concept 250 Ant. fill deepen [v2] make more intense aggravate, develop, enhance, expand, extend, grow, heighten, increase, intensate, intensify …   New thesaurus

• Deepen — Deep en, v. i. To become deeper; as, the water deepens at every cast of the lead; the plot deepens. [1913 Webster] His blood red tresses deepening in the sun. Byron. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• deepen — index aggravate (exacerbate), enhance, expand, extend (enlarge), intensify, magnify Burton s Legal The …   Law dictionary

• deepen — c.1600, from DEEP (Cf. deep) (adj.) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Related: Deepened; deepening. The earlier verb had been simply deep, from O.E. diepan …   Etymology dictionary

• deepen — ► VERB ▪ make or become deep or deeper …   English terms dictionary

• deepen — [dē′pən] vt., vi. to make or become deep or deeper …   English World dictionary

• deepen — [[t]di͟ːpən[/t]] deepens, deepening, deepened 1) V ERG If a situation or emotion deepens or if something deepens it, it becomes stronger and more intense. If this is not stopped, the financial crisis will deepen... If anything, Sloan s uneasiness …   English dictionary

• deepen — UK [ˈdiːpən] / US [ˈdɪpən] verb Word forms deepen : present tense I/you/we/they deepen he/she/it deepens present participle deepening past tense deepened past participle deepened 1) [intransitive] if a bad situation deepens, it becomes worse The… …   English dictionary