- steepen
- verb (steepened; steepening) Date: 1847 intransitive verb to become steeper transitive verb to make steeper
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Steepen — Steep en (st[=e]p n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Steepened} (st[=e]p nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Steepening}.] To become steep or steeper. [1913 Webster] As the way steepened . . . I could detect in the hollow of the hill some traces of the old path. H.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
steepen — ► VERB ▪ become or cause to become steeper … English terms dictionary
steepen — [stēp′ən] vt., vi. to make or become steep or steeper … English World dictionary
steepen — UK [ˈstiːpən] / US [ˈstɪpən] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms steepen : present tense I/you/we/they steepen he/she/it steepens present participle steepening past tense steepened past participle steepened to become steeper, or to make… … English dictionary
steepen — /stee peuhn/, v.t., v.i. to make or become steeper. [1840 50; STEEP1 + EN1] * * * … Universalium
steepen — verb a) To make steeper. b) To become steeper … Wiktionary
steepen — steep|en [ˈsti:pən] v [I and T] if a slope, road etc steepens, or if something steepens it, it becomes steeper … Dictionary of contemporary English
steepen — steep|en [ stipən ] verb intransitive or transitive to become steeper, or make something become steeper: The road steepens ahead … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
steepen — [[t]sti͟ːpən[/t]] steepens, steepening, steepened VERB If a slope or an angle steepens, it becomes steeper. [LITERARY] The road steepened and then levelled out suddenly … English dictionary
steepen — steep·en || stɪËpÉ™n v. make steeper, cause to slope at a greater angle; become steeper, become sloped at a greater angle … English contemporary dictionary
