Emily Dickinson Lexicon

DEEM, n.

Opinion; judgment; surmise. [Obs.] Shak.

DEEM, v.t. [Sax. deman; D. doemen; Sw. döma; Dan. dömmer; whence doom. Russ. dumayu, to think, reflect, reckon, believe; duma, a thought or idea, a privy council; dumnoi, a privy counselor. See Class Dm, No. 5, 36, 39, and Class Sm, No. 5.]

1. To think; to judge; to be of opinion; to conclude on consideration; as, he deems it prudent to be silent. For never can I deem him less than god. Dryden. The shi pmen deemed that they drew near to some country. Acts xxvii.
2. To estimate. [Obs.] Spenser.

DEEM'ED, pp.

Thought; judged; supposed.

DEEM'ING, ppr.

Thinking; judging; believing.

DEEM'STER, n. [deem and ster. See Steer.]

A judge in the Isle of Man and in Jersey. Johnson.

DEEP, a. [Sax. deop, dypa; D. diep; G. tief; Sw. diup; Dan. dyb. It seems to be allied to dip and dive, whose radical sense is to thrust or plunge. Qu. W. dwvyn.]

1. Extending or being far below the surface; descending far downward; profound; opposed to shallow; as, deep water; a deep pit or well.
2. Low in situation; being or descending far below the adjacent land; as, a deep valley.
3. Entering far; piercing a great way. A tree in a good soil takes a deep root. A spear struck deep into the flesh.
4. Far from the outer part; secreted. A spider deep ambushed in her den. Dryden.
5. Not superficial or obvious; hidden; secret. He discovereth deep things out of darkness. Job xii.
6. Remote from comprehension. O Lord, thy thoughts are very deep. Ps. xcii.
7. Sagacious; penetrating; having the power to enter far into a subject; as, a man of deep thought; a deep divine.
8. Artful; contriving; concealing artifice; insidious; designing; as, a friend, deep, hollow, treacherous.
9. Grave in sound; low; as, the deep tones of an organ.
10. Very still; solemn; profound; as, deep silence.
11. Thick; black; not to be penetrated by the sight. Now deeper darkness brooded on the ground. Hoole.
12. Still; sound; not easily broken or disturbed. The Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam. Gen. ii.
13. Depressed; sunk low, metaphorically; as, deep poverty.
14. Dark; intense; strongly colored; as, a deep brown; a deep crimson; a deep blue.
15. Unknown; unintelligible. A people of deeper speech than thou canst perceive. Is. xxxii.
16. Heart-felt; penetrating; affecting; as, a deep sense of guilt.
17. Intricate; not easily understood or unraveled; as, a deep plot or intrigue. This word often qualifies a verb, like an adverb. Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring. Pope.

DEEP, n.

1. The sea; the abyss of waters; the ocean. He maketh the deep to boil like a pot. Job xli.
2. A lake; a great collection of water. Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets. Luke v.
3. That which is profound, not easily fathomed, or incomprehensible. Thy judgments are a great deep. Ps. xxxvi.
4. The most still or solemn part; the midst; as, in deep of night. Shak. Philips.

DEEP'-DRAW-ING, a.

Sinking deep into the water. Shak.

DEEP-DRAWN, a.

Drawn from a depth.

DEEP'EN, v.i.

To become more deep; as, the water deepens at every cast of the lead.

DEEP'EN, v.t. [dee'pn.]

1. To make deep or deeper; to sink lower; as, to deepen the channel of a river or harbor; to deepen a well.
2. To make dark or darker; to make more thick or gloomy; as, to deepen the shades of night; to deepen gloom.
3. To give a darker hue, or a stronger color; as, to deepen a color; to deepen a red, blue or crimson color.
4. To make more poignant or distressing; as, to deepen grief or sorrow.
5. To make more frightful; as, to deepen the horrors of the scene.
6. To make more sad or gloomy; as, to deepen the murmurs of the flood.
7. To make more grave; as, to deepen the tones of an organ.

DEEP'EN-ED, pp.

Made more deep.

DEEP'EN-ING, ppr.

Sinking lower; making more deep.

DEEP'ER, a. [comp.]

More deep.

DEEP'EST, a. [superl.]

Most deep.

DEEP'-LAID, a.

Formed with profound skill or artifice. [Scott. 1841]

DEEP'LY, adv.

1. At or to a great depth; far below the surface; as, a passion deeply rooted in our nature; precepts deeply engraven on the heart.
2. Profoundly; thoroughly; as, deeply skilled in ethics or anatomy.
3. To or from the inmost recesses of the heart; with great sorrow; most feelingly. He sighed deeply in his spirit. Mark viii. He was deeply affected at the sight. Anon.
4. To a great degree; as, he has deeply offended. They have deeply corrupted themselves. Hos. ix.
5. With a dark hue, or strong color; as, a deeply red liquor; deeply colored,
6. Gravely; as, a deeply toned instrument.
7. With profound skill; with art or intricacy; as, a deeply laid plot or intrigue. This word can not easily be defined in all its various applications. In general, it gives emphasis or intensity to the word which it qualifies.

DEEP'-MOUTH-ED, a.

Having a hoarse, loud, hollow voice; as, a deep-mouthed dog. Shak.

DEEP'-MUS-ING, a.

Contemplative; thinking closely or profoundly. Pope.

DEEP'NESS, n.

1. Depth; remoteness from the surface in a descending line; interior distance from the surface; profundity. And forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth. Matt. xiii.
2. Craft; insidiousness. [Unusual.]

DEEP'-READ, a.

Having fully read; profoundly versed. L'Estrange.

DEEP'-RE-VOLV'ING, a.

Profoundly revolving or meditating. Shak.

DEEP-SCAR-RED, a.

Having deep scars.

DEEP-SEAT-ED, a.

Seated deeply.

DEEP'-SOUND-ING, a.

Having a low sound.