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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)
- To make steeper.
- To become steeper.
- As the way steepened […] I could detect in the hollow of the hill some traces of the old path. — H. Miller.
Translations
to make steeper
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