Deepen synonyms and antonyms

dē'pən

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dig out
(Intransitive) Used other than as an idiom: see dig,"Ž out.
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heighten
To carry forward; to advance; to increase; to augment; to aggravate; to intensify; to render more conspicuous; -- used of things, good or bad; as, to heighten beauty; to heighten a flavor or a tint.
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dig down
To make deeper
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intensify (related)
To make intense or more intense; increase; strengthen
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develop (related)
To increase or expand:
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expand
To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).
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extend
To enlarge the scope or effect of:
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scrape out
To make deeper
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increase (related)
To cause to become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; add to; augment
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dig (related)
(Slang) To understand fully:
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enhance
To improve the quality or condition of
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strengthen
To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify; to reinforce.
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thicken
(Intransitive) To become thicker (in the sense of wider).
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fill (antonym)
To put something into (a container, for example) to capacity or to a desired level:
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pale (antonym)
To become pale; blanch:
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quieten (antonym)
(Intransitive) To become quiet.
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soften (antonym)
To undermine the morale of someone (often soften up).
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lighten (antonym)
To become light; grow brighter
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aggravate
To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances. — William Paley.
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redouble
To become twice as great or twice as much
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compound
(Law) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
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change
To transfer from (one conveyance) to another:
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broaden (related)
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widen (related)
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hollow
To scoop or form by making concave:
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  • She waited until she heard his breathing deepen and then rose.

  • She glanced up quickly, feeling the color deepen in her face.

  • She forced her breathing to deepen.

  • The Federal government undertook to deepen the channel by dredging and by making two dams and two locks between the Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railway bridge in St Paul and the Washington Avenue bridge in Minneapolis - a distance of 11 .

  • Carmen felt the blush deepen.

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