Found 2 items, similar to Steepened.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: steepen
steepen
v 1: become steeper;
“The mountain side has steepened”
2: make steeper;
“The landslides have steepened the mountain
sides”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Steepened
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. Miller.
[1913 Webster]