deepen
deepen
Definition
deepen (dē′pən)
transitive verb, intransitive verb
to make or become deep or deeper
deepen
Synonyms
deepen
v.
deepen
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- democracy: From the perspective of structural reforms, the deepening of democracy is naturally the most important of the basic pursuits.
- crisis: On the contrary, we have witnessed the deepening of the environmental crisis, and the exacerbation of North-South tensions.
- voice: In women it can cause the growth of body hair and deepening of the voice.
- sea: It was not until the Late Cretaceous that a major rise in sea-level across Europe led to a significant deepening of the Cretaceous sea.
- understanding: The emphasis within Lincoln remains one of a deepening of understanding of physical principles in the electrical and mechanical sciences.
- relationship: The solemn commitments to act together would help to ensure a real deepening of relationship.
Object
- gloom: OUT of the deepening gloom, a dazzling light appeared.
- crisis: However, the current deepening crisis facing the dairy industry sheds new light on the merits of an increase in quota.
- rift: These conflicts strain DR. Congo's ties with its neighbors, and deepen rifts within the transitional government.
- understanding: Research Workshops To deepen understanding of some of the issues raised by advanced research.
- recession: In Britain the job losses threatened in British shipbuilding yards are an even more tangible proof of a deepening recession.
- cooperation: The dialog is moving from problem-solving to a more forward looking agenda and deepened cooperation.
Used with why or when
- when: My confusion deepened when I got closer and spotted a third occupant crammed sideways in the back.
Present participle complement
- exist: Even a decisive and ' successful ' war would create swathes of new victims and tend to deepen existing patterns of hostility.
Modifying Another Word
- gradually: It is normally shallow on the path side, gradually deepening across the river to the far side.
- considerably: The river deepens considerably, down to 30 feet in places.
- rapidly: The most southerly part of England was occupied by a shelf sea which deepened rapidly to the south.
- ever: This law will become a fundamental part of that ever deepening conspiracy against history.
- greatly: November 1998 A terrible frivolity Hugo Young In a few weeks the D-Mark will be dead and the European Union will have greatly deepened.
- thus: Polanski's vision is thus deepened by his confrontation with the traditional horror formula.
Browse dictionary entries near deepen
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