deepen
/ˈdiːpən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "They deepened the well by 200 feet."
- "The event deepened the prevailing gloom."
- "News of her death deepened my sorrow."
- "The tuner deepened the tone of the organ."
- "The class deepened my understanding of the subject."
- "The AIDS crisis changes day by day, and the pamphlet was completed a year ago. Much remains to be deepened and updated: we recognize that, and would welcome discussion."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *deupaz Proto-West Germanic *deup Old English dēop Middle English dep English deep English -en English deepen From deep + -en.