Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DEEP'EN
DEEP'EN, v.t. [dee'pn.]
- To make deep or deeper; to sink lower; as, to deepen the channel of a river or harbor; to deepen a well.
- To make dark or darker; to make more thick or gloomy; as, to deepen the shades of night; to deepen gloom.
- To give a darker hue, or a stronger color; as, to deepen a color; to deepen a red, blue or crimson color.
- To make more poignant or distressing; as, to deepen grief or sorrow.
- To make more frightful; as, to deepen the horrors of the scene.
- To make more sad or gloomy; as, to deepen the murmurs of the flood.
- To make more grave; as, to deepen the tones of an organ.
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