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verb

Deepen v. t. (past & past part. deepened; pres. part. deepening)

To make deep or deeper; to increase the depth of; to sink lower; as, to deepen a well or a channel. "It would... deepen the bed of the Tiber."

To make darker or more intense; to darken; as, the event deepened the prevailing gloom. "You must deepen your colors."

To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree; as, to deepen grief or sorrow.

To make more grave or low in tone; as, to deepen the tones of an organ. "Deepens the murmur of the falling floods."

Deepen v. i. To become deeper; as, the water deepens at every cast of the lead; the plot deepens. "His blood-red tresses deepening in the sun."

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Etymology of 'Deepen'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Deepen" Quotes from Famous Books

... the hills Ferns deepen to the knees, What sounds are those above the hills, And now among the trees?— No breeze!— The syrinx, haply, ...

— Poems • Madison Cawein

... companion, and peered cautiously through the narrow slit. The big occupant of the bunk also slept, his mane-like hair spread about him over the pillow, and on his great, placid face a look of peace that seemed to deepen with every day the steamer neared her destination. O'Malley gazed for a full minute and more. Then the sleeper felt the gaze, for suddenly the eyelids quivered, moved, and lifted. The large brown eyes peered straight into his own. The Irishman, unable ...

— The Centaur • Algernon Blackwood

... sign of the covenant is described at great length in verses 12-17. Note that verses 12, 13 state the general idea of a token or sign, that verses 14-16 deepen this by stating that the token to man is a reminder to God, and that verse 17 sums up the whole with emphatic repetition of the main points. The narrative does not imply, as has often been supposed, that the rainbow was visible for the first ...

— Expositions of Holy Scripture - Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers • Alexander Maclaren

... deepen in his voice. His eyes were watching her with an almost fierce intentness. In a flash of insight she realised that, just then, he was wondering about her as he had never wondered before, wondering whether she was really the good woman at whose feet his ...

— The Garden Of Allah • Robert Hichens

... look on Captain Dyer's face seemed to deepen as he stood watching whilst those two went out together; then he passed his hand over his eyes, as if to ask himself whether it was a dream; and then, with a groan, he leaned one hand against the wall, feeling his way out from the room, and something seemed to ...

— Begumbagh - A Tale of the Indian Mutiny • George Manville Fenn

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