steepen
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steep·en
(stē′pən)tr. & intr.v. steep·ened, steep·en·ing, steep·ens
To make or become steep or steeper.
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steepen
(ˈstiːpən)vb
to become or cause to become steep or steeper
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steep•en
(ˈsti pən)v.t.
to make or become steeper.
[1840–50]
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steepen
Past participle: steepened
Gerund: steepening
| Imperative |
|---|
| steepen |
| steepen |
| Present |
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| I steepen |
| you steepen |
| he/she/it steepens |
| we steepen |
| you steepen |
| they steepen |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I steepened |
| you steepened |
| he/she/it steepened |
| we steepened |
| you steepened |
| they steepened |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am steepening |
| you are steepening |
| he/she/it is steepening |
| we are steepening |
| you are steepening |
| they are steepening |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have steepened |
| you have steepened |
| he/she/it has steepened |
| we have steepened |
| you have steepened |
| they have steepened |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was steepening |
| you were steepening |
| he/she/it was steepening |
| we were steepening |
| you were steepening |
| they were steepening |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had steepened |
| you had steepened |
| he/she/it had steepened |
| we had steepened |
| you had steepened |
| they had steepened |
| Future |
|---|
| I will steepen |
| you will steepen |
| he/she/it will steepen |
| we will steepen |
| you will steepen |
| they will steepen |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have steepened |
| you will have steepened |
| he/she/it will have steepened |
| we will have steepened |
| you will have steepened |
| they will have steepened |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be steepening |
| you will be steepening |
| he/she/it will be steepening |
| we will be steepening |
| you will be steepening |
| they will be steepening |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been steepening |
| you have been steepening |
| he/she/it has been steepening |
| we have been steepening |
| you have been steepening |
| they have been steepening |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been steepening |
| you will have been steepening |
| he/she/it will have been steepening |
| we will have been steepening |
| you will have been steepening |
| they will have been steepening |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been steepening |
| you had been steepening |
| he/she/it had been steepening |
| we had been steepening |
| you had been steepening |
| they had been steepening |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would steepen |
| you would steepen |
| he/she/it would steepen |
| we would steepen |
| you would steepen |
| they would steepen |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have steepened |
| you would have steepened |
| he/she/it would have steepened |
| we would have steepened |
| you would have steepened |
| they would have steepened |
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Verb 1. steepen - become steeper; "The mountain side has steepened"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
2. steepen - make steeper; "The landslides have steepened the mountain sides"
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