Lengthen vs Deepen - What's the difference?
lengthen | deepen | Related terms |
To make deep or deeper
To make darker or more intense; to darken
To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree
To make lower in tone
To become deeper
To become darker or more intense
To become lower in tone
Lengthen is a related term of deepen.
In lang=en terms the difference between lengthen and deepen
is that lengthen is to become longer while deepen is to become lower in tone.As verbs the difference between lengthen and deepen
is that lengthen is to make longer, to extend the length of while deepen is to make deep or deeper.deepen
English
Verb
(en verb)- They deepened the well by 200 feet.
- The event deepened the prevailing gloom.
- News of her death deepened my sorrow.
- The tuner deepened the tone of the organ.
- The water deepens as you go toward the middle of the channel.
- The crisis deepened in the following weeks.
- His voice deepened with age.
