Associations to the word «Steepen»

Wiktionary

STEEPEN, verb. To make steeper.
STEEPEN, verb. To become steeper.

Dictionary definition

STEEPEN, verb. Become steeper; "The mountain side has steepened".
STEEPEN, verb. Make steeper; "The landslides have steepened the mountain sides".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.