STEEPENED

Verb

steepened

simple past tense and past participle of steepen

Anagrams

• deepenest, ensteeped

Source: Wiktionary


STEEPEN

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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