Deepened

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Deepen \Deep"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deepened}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Deepening}.]
     1. To make deep or deeper; to increase the depth of; to sink
        lower; as, to deepen a well or a channel.
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              It would . . . deepen the bed of the Tiber.
                                                    --Addison.
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     2. To make darker or more intense; to darken; as, the event
        deepened the prevailing gloom.
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              You must deepen your colors.          --Peacham.
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     3. To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree;
        as, to deepen grief or sorrow.
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     4. To make more grave or low in tone; as, to deepen the tones
        of an organ.
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              Deepens the murmur of the falling floods. --Pope.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  deepened
       adj : having accumulated or become more intense; "the deepened
             gloom" [syn: {gathered}]