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Definition of Steepens
1. steepen [v] - See also: steepen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Steepens
Literary usage of Steepens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. London and Middlesex: Or, An Historical, Commercial, & Descriptive Survey of by Edward Wedlake Brayley, James Norris Brewer, Joseph Nightingale (1816)
"Mr. steepens received a part of hi* education at Eton, whence he removed to King's
College, Cambridge. He inherited an ample fortune from his father, ..."
2. A General Report on the Physiography of Maryland by Cleveland Abbe (1898)
"The grade of the channel steepens more rapidly from the point two miles above
... As the channel steepens the slopes of the gorge begin to retreat and to ..."
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