deepen

deepen
deepen [ˈdi:pən]
1. transitive verb
[+ relationship, knowledge] approfondir ; [+ gloom, recession] aggraver
2. intransitive verb
[crisis, recession] s'aggraver ; [relationship] devenir plus profond ; [darkness] s'épaissir
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['diːpən] 1.
transitive verb
1) (make deeper) creuser [channel, hollow]
2) fig (intensify) augmenter [admiration, concern, love]
3) (make lower) rendre [quelque chose] plus grave [voice, tone]
4) (make darker) foncer [colour]
2.
intransitive verb
1) [water] devenir plus profond; [snow, mud] s'épaissir; [wrinkle] se creuser
2) fig (intensify) [admiration, concern, love] augmenter; [knowledge] s'approfondir; [crisis] s'aggraver; [mystery] s'épaissir; [silence] se faire plus profond; [rift] s'élargir
3) (grow lower) [voice, pitch, tone] devenir plus grave
4) (grow darker) [colour] foncer
3.
deepening present participle adjective
1) fig (intensifying) [mystery, need, rift] croissant; [crisis] de plus en plus grave; [awareness] de plus en plus approfondi; [confusion] de plus en plus grand; [conviction] de plus en plus profond
2) lit [water] de plus en plus haut; [snow] de plus en plus épais/épaisse
3) (of a voice) de plus en plus grave
4) (becoming darker) [colour] de plus en plus foncé

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