Word: steepened
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: stee
pened
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of steepen; become steeper
Morphemes:
Affix: steep
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The steep side of a mountain etc; a slope or acclivity.
Affix: -en
Language: en
Meaning: inchoative
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.