DEEPEN
\dˈiːpən], \dˈiːpən], \d_ˈiː_p_ə_n]\
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become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"
By Princeton University
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become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To make darker or more intense; to darken; as, the event deepened the prevailing gloom.
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To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree; as, to deepen grief or sorrow.
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To make more grave or low in tone; as, to deepen the tones of an organ.
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To become deeper; as, the water deepens at every cast of the lead; the plot deepens.
By Oddity Software
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To make darker or more intense; to darken; as, the event deepened the prevailing gloom.
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To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree; as, to deepen grief or sorrow.
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To make more grave or low in tone; as, to deepen the tones of an organ.
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To become deeper; as, the water deepens at every cast of the lead; the plot deepens.
By Noah Webster.
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Procollagen Proline Dioxygenase
- mixed-function oxygenase that catalyzes hydroxylation prolyl-glycyl-containing-peptide, usually in protocollagen, hydroxyprolylglycyl-peptide. The enzyme utilizes molecular oxygen with a concomitant oxidative decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate to succinate. EC 1.14.11.2.