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deepen | deepener |

As a verb deepen

is to make deep or deeper.

As a noun deepener is

one who, or that which, deepens.

deepen

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To make deep or deeper
    • They deepened the well by 200 feet.
  • To make darker or more intense; to darken
    • The event deepened the prevailing gloom.
  • To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree
    • News of her death deepened my sorrow.
  • To make lower in tone
    • The tuner deepened the tone of the organ.
  • To become deeper
    • The water deepens as you go toward the middle of the channel.
  • To become darker or more intense
    • The crisis deepened in the following weeks.
  • To become lower in tone
    • His voice deepened with age.
    (defn)

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    * English ergative verbs

    deepener

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who, or that which, deepens.
  • A hypnotic suggestion designed to send the listener deeper into a state of trance.