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Tips to Remember:
• Associate "더욱" with the English word "more" by thinking of it as a step-up from "더" (deo, "more"). Remember that the extra syllable "욱" intensifies the meaning.
• Visualize an image of something increasing or intensifying—imagine turning a volume knob up even further, which can help you recall that "더욱" means "even more" or "more so."

Explanations:
• "더욱" is an adverb that emphasizes an increase in degree, intensity, or extent. It is used when comparing or stressing that something is to a greater level than before.
• Romanized as "deouk," it is often used in both formal and informal contexts.

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• "더" (deo) – generally means "more" but is less emphatic.
• "한층 더" (hancheung deo) – means "even more" or "further" with a nuance of additional layers or degrees.
• "더 많이" (deo mani) – means "more" in the sense of quantity and is used when referring to countable or quantifiable increases.

Alternate Meanings (Including Slang):
• "더욱" does not have widely recognized slang meanings. Its primary use is strictly to intensify the degree of something.

Example Sentences:
• 너는 어제보다 더욱 열심히 공부했어.
 Naneun eoje boda deouk yeolsimhi gongbuhaesseo.
 (You studied even harder than yesterday.)

• 이 책은 네 생각을 더욱 깊게 만들어.
 I chaegeun ne saenggageul deouk gipge mandeureo.
 (This book makes your thoughts even deeper.)

• 날씨가 점점 더욱 추워지고 있어.
 Nalssiga jeomjeom deouk chuwujigo isseo.
 (The weather is getting increasingly colder.)

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