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| v. (change) | 1. compound, deepen, heighten, intensify | make more intense, stronger, or more marked.; "The efforts were intensified"; "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions" |
| ~ increase | become bigger or greater in amount.; "The amount of work increased" |
| ~ deepen, intensify | become more intense.; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan" |
| ~ screw up, hot up, heat up | make more intense.; "Emotions were screwed up" |
| ~ fan | make (an emotion) fiercer.; "fan hatred" |
| ~ enhance, heighten, raise | increase.; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension" |
| ~ amplify | increase the volume of.; "amplify sound" |
| ~ sharpen | make crisp or more crisp and precise.; "We had to sharpen our arguments" |
| ~ heighten, sharpen | make (one's senses) more acute.; "This drug will sharpen your vision" |
| v. (change) | 2. deepen, intensify | become more intense.; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan" |
| ~ increase | become bigger or greater in amount.; "The amount of work increased" |
| ~ build | develop and grow.; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera" |
| ~ redouble | make twice as great or intense.; "The screaming redoubled" |
| ~ erupt, flare up, irrupt, break open, burst out, flare | erupt or intensify suddenly.; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" |
| ~ condense | become more compact or concentrated.; "Her feelings condensed" |
| ~ sharpen | become sharp or sharper.; "The debate sharpened" |
| ~ accelerate, quicken, speed up, speed | move faster.; "The car accelerated" |
| v. (change) | 3. deepen | make deeper.; "They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it" |
| ~ enlarge | make larger.; "She enlarged the flower beds" |
| v. (change) | 4. change, deepen | become deeper in tone.; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
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