Definition of deepen

• v. t. - To make deep or deeper; to increase the depth of; to sink lower; as, to deepen a well or a channel.
• v. t. - To make darker or more intense; to darken; as, the event deepened the prevailing gloom.
• v. t. - To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree; as, to deepen grief or sorrow.
• v. t. - To make more grave or low in tone; as, to deepen the tones of an organ.
• v. i. - To become deeper; as, the water deepens at every cast of the lead; the plot deepens.