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Meaning of deepen

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  deepen
      v 1: make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts
           were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike
           for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness";
           "This event only deepened my convictions" [syn:
           {intensify}, {compound}, {heighten}, {deepen}]
      2: become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike
         for raw fish only deepened in Japan" [syn: {intensify},
         {deepen}]
      3: make deeper; "They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure
         boats could use it"
      4: become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was
         12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the
         password" [syn: {deepen}, {change}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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