Deepen Meaning
/ˈdiːpən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo make deep or deeper
verbTo make darker or more intense; to darken
Sentence Examples
The purpose of this text is to deepen the understanding of black culture.
He went to Britain to deepen his knowledge of the culture.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The heavy rain will ____ the already flooded river even more.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The purpose of this text is to ____ the understanding of black culture.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English deep English -en English deepen From deep + -en.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"We may be pardoned our nostalgia, those of us who can remember the old days, the days before the grouping and before standardisation, when we see, as today we see so often, the derelict and abandoned buildings of what were once railway stations, for the life which they used to enjoy we lived with them. There they stand, today, as the dusk deepens about them, lampless, cold and deserted."
— 1953 April, Henry Maxwell, “Abandoned Railway Stations”, in Railway Magazine, page 270:
"He's in the process of breaking up with one boyfriend, who refuses to let their relationship deepen, and courting another, who promises to be somebody with whom he could grow old."
— 2001, Susan Stryker, Queer Pulp, page 104:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The heavy rain will ____ the already flooded river even more.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The purpose of this text is to ____ the understanding of black culture.