(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If a situation or emotion ~s or if something ~s it, it becomes stronger and more intense.
If this is not stopped, the financial crisis will ~...
Surviving tough times can really ~ your relationship.
VERB: V, V n
2.
If you ~ your knowledge or understanding of a subject, you learn more about it and become more interested in it.
He did not get a chance to ~ his knowledge of Poland.
= broaden
VERB: V n
3.
When a sound ~s or is ~ed, it becomes lower in tone.
Her voice has ~ed and coarsened with the years...
The music room had been made to reflect and ~ sounds.
VERB: V, V n
4.
When your breathing ~s, or you ~ it, you take more air into your lungs when you breathe.
He heard her breathing ~...
When you are ready to finish the exercise, gradually ~ your breathing.
VERB: V, V n
5.
If people ~ something, they increase its depth by digging out its lower surface.
...a major project to ~ the channel...
VERB: V n
6.
Something such as a river or a sea ~s where the bottom begins to slope downwards.
As we drew nearer to it the water gradually ~ed.
VERB: V