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Adjective deepening has 1 sense

deepening, gathering, thickening - accumulating and becoming more intense; "the deepening gloom"; "felt a deepening love"; "the gathering darkness"; "the thickening dusk"
Antonym: moderating (indirect, via intensifying)

Noun deepening has 1 sense

deepening - a process of becoming deeper and more profound
--₁ is a kind of development, evolution

Derived form: verb deepen₃

Verb deepen has 4 senses

intensify, compound, heighten, deepen - make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"
--₁ is one way to increase
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
intensify, deepen - become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"
--₂ is one way to increase
Sample sentence:
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deepen - make deeper; "They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it"
--₃ is one way to enlarge

Derived form: noun deepening₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
deepen, change - become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"
--₄ is one way to change
Sample sentence:
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