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Webster 1913 Edition


Steepen

Steep′en

(stēp′’n)
,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Steepened
(stēp′’nd)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Steepening
.]
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.

Definition 2024


steepen

steepen

English

Verb

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

  1. To make steeper.
  2. To become steeper.
    As the way steepened [] I could detect in the hollow of the hill some traces of the old path. H. Miller.

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