steepen

[ stee-puhn ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to make or become steeper. steep.

steepen

/ ˈstiːpən /

verb

1. to become or cause to become steep or steeper

Word History and Origins

Origin of steepen¹

First recorded in 1840–50; steep ¹ + -en ¹

Example Sentences

They hammered twin tracks into the hard snow as the slope steepened and opened below me.

From Outside Online

When they are hopeful, the opposite happens and the curve steepens as expectations for inflation increase.

From Quartz

Even the landscape itself seems dialed back, with much of its natural wonders hidden beneath snow or sequestered at higher elevations where the land steepens.

From Washington Post