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steep⋅en

  [stee-puhn]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
to make or become steeper.
Origin:
1840–50; steep 1 + -en 1
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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