STEEPEN

steepen

(verb) make steeper; “The landslides have steepened the mountain sides”

steepen

(verb) become steeper; “The mountain side has steepened”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

steepen (third-person singular simple present steepens, present participle steepening, simple past and past participle steepened)

(transitive) To make steeper.

(intransitive) To become steeper.

• H. Miller

Anagrams

• ensteep

Source: Wiktionary


Steep"en, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Steepened; p. pr. & vb. n. Steepening.]

Definition: To become steep or steeper. As the way steepened . . . I could detect in the hollow of the hill some traces of the old path. H. Miller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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