Deepen — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make more intense, stronger, or more marked; ,

become more intense

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪspˈɜːstnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈiːpən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈiːpən/

2 syllables Say it as /dɪspˈɜːstnəs/.

Examples

The efforts were intensified
Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her
Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

heighten intensify change compound

Parts of Speech

verb	make more intense, stronger, or more marked; , “The efforts were intensified”
verb	become more intense “The debate intensified”
verb	make deeper “They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it”
verb	become deeper in tone “His voice began to change when he was 12 years old”

Word Forms

intensity	noun	high level or degree; the property of being intense
intensification	noun	action that makes something stronger or more extreme
intensifier	noun	a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
deepening	noun	a process of becoming deeper and more profound

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vertiefen

intensiver, stärker oder ausgeprägter machen; ,

🇫🇷French

approfondir

rendre plus intense, plus fort ou plus marqué ; ,

🇪🇸Spanish

profundizar

hacer más intenso, más fuerte o más marcado; ,

🇮🇹Italian

approfondire

rendere più intenso, più forte o più marcato; ,

🇳🇱Dutch

verdiepen

intenser, sterker of opvallender maken; ,

🇵🇹Portuguese

aprofundar

tornar mais intenso, mais forte ou mais marcado; ,

🇷🇺Russian

углублять

сделать более интенсивным, сильным или более заметным; ,

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गहरा

अधिक तीव्र, मजबूत, या अधिक चिह्नित बनाना; ,

🇧🇩Bengali

গভীর করা

আরো তীব্র, শক্তিশালী, বা আরো চিহ্নিত করা; ,

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆழப்படுத்த

மிகவும் தீவிரமான, வலுவான அல்லது அதிகக் குறிக்கப்பட்டதாக ஆக்குங்கள்; ,

🇮🇳Telugu

లోతుగా

మరింత తీవ్రమైన, బలమైన లేదా మరింత గుర్తించదగినదిగా చేయండి; ,

🇮🇳Marathi

खोल करणे

अधिक तीव्र, मजबूत किंवा अधिक चिन्हांकित करा; ,

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઊંડું

વધુ તીવ્ર, મજબૂત અથવા વધુ ચિહ્નિત કરો; ,

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಳವಾಗಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

ಹೆಚ್ಚು ತೀವ್ರವಾದ, ಬಲವಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಗುರುತಿಸಿ; ,

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആഴത്തിലാക്കുക

കൂടുതൽ തീവ്രമോ ശക്തമോ കൂടുതൽ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തുകയോ ചെയ്യുക; ,

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡੂੰਘਾ

ਵਧੇਰੇ ਤੀਬਰ, ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ, ਜਾਂ ਵਧੇਰੇ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ ਬਣਾਓ; ,

🇵🇰Urdu

گہرا

زیادہ شدید، مضبوط، یا زیادہ نشان زد کرنا؛ ,

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

深化

使更强烈、更强或更明显； ,

🇯🇵Japanese

深める

より激しく、より強く、より顕著にする。、

🇰🇷Korean

깊게 하다

더 강렬하게, 더 강하게, 더 뚜렷하게 만드세요. ,

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm sâu sắc thêm

làm cho mãnh liệt hơn, mạnh mẽ hơn hoặc rõ ràng hơn; ,

🇹🇭Thai

ลึกซึ้งยิ่งขึ้น

ทำให้รุนแรงขึ้น แข็งแกร่งขึ้น หรือโดดเด่นมากขึ้น ,

🇮🇩Indonesian

memperdalam

membuat lebih intens, lebih kuat, atau lebih mencolok; ,

🇵🇭Filipino

palalimin

gumawa ng mas matindi, mas malakas, o mas markado; ,

🇲🇾Malay

mendalami

menjadikan lebih sengit, lebih kuat, atau lebih ketara; ,

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعميق

جعله أكثر كثافة، وأقوى، أو أكثر وضوحا؛ ,

🇮🇷Persian

عمیق تر کردن

را شدیدتر، قوی تر، یا بیشتر مشخص کنید. ،

🇹🇷Turkish

derinleştirmek

daha yoğun, daha güçlü veya daha belirgin hale getirin; ,

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַעֲמִיק

לעשות יותר אינטנסיבי, חזק יותר או מסומן יותר; ,

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