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screw up vs deepen

deepen vs screw up

screw up and deepen both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
screw up No No Yes No
deepen No No Yes No
As verbs, deepen is a hypernym of screw up; that is, deepen is a word with a broader meaning than screw up:
  • screw up: make more intense
  • deepen: make more intense, stronger, or more marked
Other hypernyms of screw up include compound, heighten, intensify.
screw up (verb) deepen (verb)
twist into a strained configuration become more intense
make more intense make more intense, stronger, or more marked
screw or turn higher become deeper in tone
make a mess of, destroy or ruin make deeper
Difference between screw up and deepen

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