- gathered, deepened - having accumulated or become more intense; "the deepened gloom"
Antonym: distributed (indirect, via concentrated)
- intensify, compound, heighten, deepen - make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"
--1 is one way to increase
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- intensify, deepen - become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"
--2 is one way to increase
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- deepen - make deeper; "They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it"
--3 is one way to enlarge
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun deepening1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- deepen, change - become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"
--4 is one way to change
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