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What is the verb for deep?

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deepen
  1. (transitive) To make deep or deeper
  2. (transitive) To make darker or more intense; to darken
  3. (transitive) To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree
  4. (transitive) To make lower in tone
  5. (transitive) To make more thorough or extensive.
  6. (transitive) To make more intimate.
  7. (transitive) To make more sound or heavy.
  8. (intransitive) To become deeper
  9. (intransitive) To become darker or more intense
  10. (intransitive) To become lower in tone
  11. (intransitive) To become more thorough or extensive.
  12. (intransitive) To become more intimate.
  13. (intransitive) To become more sound or heavy.
  14. Synonyms:
  15. Examples:
    1. “For Giovanni too, the ties of blood deepen his desires to the point of a dangerous obsession.”
      “When the British took over the sector, they employed professional miners to deepen the tunnels.”
      “I like to add a touch of brown gel food coloring to deepen the color of these chocolate shells.”
deepening
deepens
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deepen
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “However, as an economic slump deepens it becomes much harder to find many creditworthy businesses.”
      “Newrbidge primary schools have issued an urgent cry for help as the schools crisis in the town deepens.”
      “As a person passes through each initiation in the tradition, this knowledge deepens and their abilities and responsibilities grow accordingly.”
deepeneth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of deepen
deepenest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of deepen
deepened
  1. simple past tense and past participle of deepen
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “As economic inequalities have deepened during the last several decades, the renewed worship of money has bred temptation at all levels.”
      “The prime minister's open display of contempt for democratic accountability has only deepened the revulsion felt towards him.”
      “Her longing to reassert control over her body deepened after a series of stillbirths and miscarriages left her with only one healthy child, Elma.”
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