deepen

English

Etymology

From deep +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdiːpən/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -iːpən

Verb

deepen (third-person singular simple present deepens, present participle deepening, simple past and past participle deepened)

(transitive) To make deep or deeper
They deepened the well by 200 feet.
(transitive) To make darker or more intense; to darken
The event deepened the prevailing gloom.
(transitive) To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree
News of her death deepened my sorrow.
(transitive) To make lower in tone
The tuner deepened the tone of the organ.
(transitive) To make more thorough or extensive.
The class deepened my understanding of the subject.
(transitive) To make more intimate.
The shared experiences deepened our relationship.
(transitive) To make more sound or heavy.
The hypnotist then proceeded to deepen his trance.
(intransitive) To become deeper
The water deepens as you go toward the middle of the channel.
(intransitive) To become darker or more intense
The crisis deepened in the following weeks.
(intransitive) To become lower in tone
His voice deepened with age.
(intransitive) To become more thorough or extensive.
His skill in deciphering the texts deepened with practice.
(intransitive) To become more intimate.
The conversation deepened and they began to truly share.
(intransitive) To become more sound or heavy.
The new bed allowed my sleep to deepen.

Synonyms

depthen

Translations

to make deep or deeper

Arabic: تَعَمَّقَ‎ (taʿammaqa)
Bulgarian: задълбочавам (bg) (zadǎlbočavam), удълбочавам (udǎlbočavam)
Catalan: profunditzar (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 加深 (zh) (jiāshēn)
Dutch: verdiepen (nl)
Finnish: syventää (fi)
French: approfondir (fr)
Galician: afondar (gl)
German: aushölen, vertiefen (de)
Greek:
Ancient Greek: βαθύνω (bathúnō)
Indonesian: memperdalam (id)
Italian: approfondire (it)
Japanese: 深める (ja) (ふかめる, fukameru)
Korean: 깊게 하다 (gipge hada)
Polish: pogłębiać (pl) impf, pogłębić (pl) pf
Portuguese: aprofundar (pt)
Russian: углубля́ть (ru) impf (uglubljátʹ), углуби́ть (ru) pf (uglubítʹ)
Ukrainian: погли́блювати impf (pohlýbljuvaty), погли́бити pf (pohlýbyty)

to make darker or more intense

Bulgarian: усилвам (bg) (usilvam)
Finnish: syventää (fi), tummentaa (fi)
French: intensifier (fr)
German: zunehmen (de)
Italian: intensificare (it)
Russian: уси́ливать (ru) impf (usílivatʹ), уси́лить (ru) pf (usílitʹ)

to make more poignant

Finnish: syventää (fi), voimistaa (fi), vahvistaa (fi)
French: intensifier (fr)
German: vergrößern (de)
Russian: усугубля́ть (ru) impf (usugubljátʹ), усугуби́ть (ru) pf (usugubítʹ)

to make lower in tone

Finnish: syventää (fi), madaltaa (fi)
German: vergrößern (de)
Russian: понижа́ть (ru) impf (ponižátʹ), пони́зить (ru) pf (ponízitʹ)

to make more thorough or extensive

Finnish: syventää (fi)

to make more intimate

Finnish: syventää (fi)

to make more sound or heavy

Finnish: syventää (fi)

to become deeper

Bulgarian: задълбочавам се (zadǎlbočavam se)
Catalan: profunditzar-se
Chinese:
Mandarin: 深化 (zh) (shēnhuà)
Finnish: syvetä (fi)
French: devenir plus profond
German: vertiefen (de)
Japanese: 深まる (ふかまる, fukamaru)
Korean: 깊어지다 (gipeojida)
Russian: углубля́ться (ru) impf (uglubljátʹsja), углуби́ться (ru) pf (uglubítʹsja)

to become darker or more intense

Finnish: syvetä (fi), voimistua (fi), vahvistua (fi), pahentua (fi)
Russian: уси́ливаться (ru) impf (usílivatʹsja), уси́литься (ru) pf (usílitʹsja)

to become lower in tone

Finnish: syvetä (fi), madaltua (fi)

to become more thorough or extensive

Finnish: syvetä (fi), parantua (fi)

to become more intimate

Finnish: syvetä (fi)

to become more sound or heavy

Finnish: syvetä (fi)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

Hebrew: ^{(please verify)} להעמיק‎ (leha'amyq) (1-4)
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} ahondar (es), ^{(please verify)} profundizar (es)

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