Deepen

//ˈdiːpən//

Synonyms for "deepen" (83 found)

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Related word relations

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8 relation types

More general

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Synonyms

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derived

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derived from

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distinct from

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is a

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manner of

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related to

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Translations

87 translations across 22 languages.

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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.

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The purpose of this text is to deepen the understanding of black culture.

Source: tatoeba (60849)

He went to Britain to deepen his knowledge of the culture.

Source: tatoeba (294070)

They did not deepen the holes.

Source: tatoeba (2763688)

I will deepen their wells.

Source: tatoeba (6030653)

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