deepen

  • 11deepen — deep|en [ˈdi:pən] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(get worse)¦ 2¦(become stronger)¦ 3¦(expression on somebody s face)¦ 4¦(water)¦ 5¦(colour)¦ 6¦(sound)¦ 7¦(breath)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(GET WORSE)¦ if a serious situation deepens, it gets worse used especially in news… …

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  • 12deepen — verb Deepen is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑blush, ↑crisis, ↑depression, ↑frown, ↑gloom, ↑kiss, ↑mystery, ↑relationship, ↑rift, ↑scowl, ↑silence, ↑ …

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  • 13deepen — deep|en [ dipən ] verb ▸ 1 bad situation: get worse ▸ 2 feeling: get stronger ▸ 3 know/understand more ▸ 4 water: become deeper ▸ 5 color: become darker ▸ 6 sound: become lower ▸ 7 become more complex 1. ) intransitive if a bad situation deepens …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14deepen — verb 1 (I, T) if a feeling such as love or sadness deepens, it gradually becomes stronger: Enid s sorrow deepened as she thought of the long years ahead without him. 2 (I) if a serious situation deepens, it gets worse: a deepening recession 3 (I …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15Deepen Shah — Born 4 March 1984 (1984 03 04) (age 27)[1] Livingston, New Jersey, USA Residence New York, New York …

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  • 16deepen — verb (deepened; deepening) Date: 1598 transitive verb to make deep or deeper intransitive verb to become deeper or more profound …

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  • 17deepen — deepener, n. deepeningly, adv. /dee peuhn/, v.t., v.i. 1. to make or become deep or deeper: Larger ships will be able to navigate the river after the main channel is deepened. The shadows deepened toward late afternoon. 2. Meteorol. to decrease… …

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  • 18deepen — verb ˈdiːpən a) To make deep or deeper They deepened the well by 200 feet. b) To make darker or more intense; to darken The event deepened the prevailing gloom …

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  • 19deepen — Synonyms and related words: accelerate, agent provocateur, aggravate, amplify, annoy, augment, beef up, blow up, broaden, build up, burrow, complicate, concentrate, condense, consolidate, countersink, depress, deteriorate, dig, dig out, dive,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 20deepen — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To strengthen] Syn. intensify, heighten, expand, extend; see develop 1 , increase 1 , intensify . 2. [To make deeper] Syn. dig out, dig down, scrape out, hollow; see dig 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make greater in… …

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