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deepened

deep·en
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dee-puh n]
    • /ˈdi pən/
    • /ˈdiː.pən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dee-puh n]
    • /ˈdi pən/

Definition of deepened word

  • noun deepened Simple past tense and past participle of deepen. 1

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Origin of deepened

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; deep + -en1

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Parts of speech for Deepened

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

deepened popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

deepened usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for deepened

verb deepened

  • dug — a simple past tense and past participle of dig1. and dig2 .
  • hollowed — having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
  • accumulated — to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up: to accumulate wealth.
  • increased — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
  • developed — If you talk about developed countries or the developed world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are wealthy and have many industries.

Antonyms for deepened

verb deepened

  • weakened — to make weak or weaker.
  • decreased — Simple past tense and past participle of decrease.
  • lessened — to become less.
  • lowered — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
  • soothed — to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.

Top questions with deepened

  • how is human capital deepened?
  • how can democracy be reformed and deepened?

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