† ensteepv.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To immerse, station under water.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > cause to come or go down [verb (transitive)] > dip or plunge into liquid
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a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1623) ii. i. 71 Congregated Sands, Traitors ensteep'd [1622 enscerped], to enclogge the guiltlesse Keele.
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