deepen

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb make more intense, stronger, or more marked; ,
  2. verb become more intense
  3. verb make deeper

Etymology

From deep + -en.

In classic literature

Synonyms

intensify, compound, heighten

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