deepen

deepen
verb
1) (to make or become deeper: He deepened the hole.) profundizar
2) (to increase: His troubles were deepening.) aumentar, agudizarse, intensificarse
deepen
tr['diːpən]
transitive verb
1 (well, channel, river) profundizar, hacer más profundo,-a, hacer más hondo,-a
2 (knowledge) profundizar, ahondar; (sympathy) aumentar; (colour, emotion) intensificar; (sound, voice) hacer más grave
intransitive verb
1 (river, water, sea) hacerse más profundo,-a, volverse más profundo,-a
2 (love) crecer, hacerse más profundo,-a; (mystery, understanding, knowledge, concern) crecer, aumentar; (crisis, despair) acentuarse; (colour) intensificarse; (voice) hacerse más grave
deepen ['di:pən] vt
1) : ahondar, profundizar
2) intensify: intensificar
deepen vi
1) : hacerse más profundo
2) intensify: intensificarse
deepen
v.
• ahondar v.
• intensificar v.
• oscurecer v.
• profundizar v.
'diːpən
1.
transitive verb
1) \<\<canal/well\>\> hacer* más profundo or hondo
2) \<\<knowledge\>\> profundizar* or ahondar en; \<\<concern\>\> aumentar; \<\<friendship\>\> estrechar

2.
vi
1) \<\<gorge/river\>\> hacerse* or volverse* más hondo or profundo
2) \<\<concern/love\>\> hacerse* más profundo, aumentar; \<\<friendship\>\> estrecharse; \<\<mystery\>\> crecer*, aumentar; \<\<crisis\>\> acentuarse*; \<\<darkness\>\> hacerse* más profundo
['diːpǝn]
1.
VT [+ hole] hacer más profundo; [+ voice] hacer más grave, ahuecar; [+ colour] intensificar; [+ understanding] aumentar; [+ love, friendship] hacer más profundo or intenso, ahondar; [+ crisis] agudizar, acentuar
2.
VI [water] hacerse más profundo or hondo; [voice] hacerse más grave or profundo; [frown] acentuarse; [colour, emotion] intensificarse; [night] avanzar, cerrarse; [darkness] hacerse más profundo; [mystery, suspicion] aumentar; [understanding, love, friendship] hacerse más profundo or intenso; [crisis] agudizarse, acentuarse

the colour in her face deepened — se puso aún más colorada

* * *
['diːpən]
1.
transitive verb
1) \<\<canal/well\>\> hacer* más profundo or hondo
2) \<\<knowledge\>\> profundizar* or ahondar en; \<\<concern\>\> aumentar; \<\<friendship\>\> estrechar

2.
vi
1) \<\<gorge/river\>\> hacerse* or volverse* más hondo or profundo
2) \<\<concern/love\>\> hacerse* más profundo, aumentar; \<\<friendship\>\> estrecharse; \<\<mystery\>\> crecer*, aumentar; \<\<crisis\>\> acentuarse*; \<\<darkness\>\> hacerse* más profundo

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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