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deepen

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈdipən// UK //dˈiːpən// deep·en

v. to make something deeper or more intense. You can use it for physical things like a hole, or for feelings like love and understanding.

v. to increase the depth of something physically or to intensify a quality, emotion, or relationship.


SIMPLE

The workers need to deepen the well to find more water.

CONTEXTUAL

The two countries signed a new trade agreement to deepen their economic ties and cooperation.

COMPLEX

As the investigation continued, the mystery began to deepen, revealing a complex web of secrets that the local authorities had ignored for decades.

Synonyms
Origin

From deep + -en.

Usage

Can be used both transitively (to deepen something) and intransitively (something deepens).

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