The purpose of this text is to deepen the understanding of black culture.
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Deepen
//ˈdiːpən//
Synonyms for "deepen" (83 found)
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Closest matches (17)
Strong matches (25)
Related words (41)
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4 entriesderived
3 entriesderived from
1 entriesdistinct from
1 entriesis a
3 entriesmanner of
2 entriesrelated to
2 entriesTranslations
87 translations across 22 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- βαθύνω verb (to make deep or deeper)
Arabic
1 entries- تَعَمَّقَ verb (to make deep or deeper)
Bulgarian
4 entries- задълбочавам verb (to make deep or deeper)
- задълбочавам се verb (to become deeper)
- удълбочавам verb (to make deep or deeper)
- усилвам verb (to make darker or more intense)
Catalan
4 entries- apregonar verb (to make deep or deeper)
- enfondir verb (to make deep or deeper)
- profunditzar verb (to make deep or deeper)
- profunditzar-se verb (to become deeper)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 加深 verb (to make deep or deeper)
- 深化 verb (to become deeper)
Czech
4 entries- prohloubit verb (to make deep or deeper)
- prohloubit verb (to make more thorough or extensive)
- prohloubit verb (to make more intimate)
- prohloubit se verb (to become deeper)
Dutch
1 entries- verdiepen verb (to make deep or deeper)
Esperanto
1 entries- profundigi verb (to make deep or deeper)
Finnish
4 entries- madaltaa verb (to make lower in tone)
- madaltua verb (to become lower in tone)
- pahentua verb (to become darker or more intense)
- parantua verb (to become more thorough or extensive)
French
4 entries- approfondir verb (to make deep or deeper)
- devenir plus profond verb (to become deeper)
- intensifier verb (to make darker or more intense)
- intensifier verb (to make more poignant)
Galician
1 entries- afondar verb (to make deep or deeper)
German
4 entries- aushölen verb (to make deep or deeper)
- vergrößern verb (to make more poignant)
- vergrößern verb (to make lower in tone)
- vertiefen verb (to make deep or deeper)
Hungarian
2 entries- mélyít verb (to make deep or deeper)
- mélyít verb (to make darker or more intense)
Indonesian
1 entries- memperdalam verb (to make deep or deeper)
Italian
2 entries- approfondire verb (to make deep or deeper)
- intensificare verb (to make darker or more intense)
Japanese
2 entries- 深まる verb (to become deeper)
- 深める verb (to make deep or deeper)
Korean
2 entries- 깊게 하다 verb (to make deep or deeper)
- 깊어지다 verb (to become deeper)
Polish
2 entries- pogłębiać verb (to make deep or deeper)
- pogłębić verb (to make deep or deeper)
Portuguese
1 entries- aprofundar verb (to make deep or deeper)
Russian
4 entries- пони́зить verb (to make lower in tone)
- понижа́ть verb (to make lower in tone)
- углуби́ть verb (to make deep or deeper)
- углуби́ться verb (to become deeper)
Spanish
2 entries- ahondar verb (to make deep or deeper)
- ahondar verb (to make more poignant)
Ukrainian
2 entries- погли́бити verb (to make deep or deeper)
- погли́блювати verb (to make deep or deeper)
Sample sentences
25 total sentences available.
He went to Britain to deepen his knowledge of the culture.
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They did not deepen the holes.
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I will deepen their wells.
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