deepened

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past simple and past participle of

to make something deeper, or to become deeper:

One way of preventing further flooding would be to deepen the river bed.

deepen to The sea bed deepens here to 5,000 metres.

to become more strongly felt or experienced, or to make something this way:

Over the years, her love for him deepened.

The economic crisis is deepening.

We must try not to deepen existing splits within the party.

to make something increase or become more serious:

It certainly helped to deepen my understanding of the situation.

to become lower:

Boys' voices deepen in their early to mid-teens.

to become darker:

The shadows deepened as the sun dropped below the horizon.