depthen

English

Etymology

From depth +‎ -en.

Verb

depthen (third-person singular simple present depthens, present participle depthening, simple past and past participle depthened)

1. (transitive, now rare) To increase the depth of; make deep or deeper
   • 1869, The East Anglian, volume 3:

     And in 1770, a Mr. John Gayford went to Holland to buy an engine to depthen the haven.

   • 1956, Street Engineering, volume 1, page 43:

     It Is equipped with a 36 In bucket that depthens and clears the ditch of debris.

Synonyms

• deepen