steeped

steep¹

S0730800 (stēp)adj. steep·er, steep·est 1. Having a sharp inclination; precipitous.2. At a rapid or precipitous rate: a steep rise in imports.3. a. Excessive; stiff: a steep price.b. Ambitious; difficult: a steep undertaking.n. A precipitous slope.

[Middle English stepe, from Old English stēap.]

steep′ly adv.steep′ness n.Synonyms: steep¹, abrupt, precipitous, sheer²
These adjectives mean so sharply inclined as to be almost perpendicular: steep cliffs; an abrupt drop-off; precipitous hills; a sheer descent.

steep²

S0730800 (stēp)v. steeped, steep·ing, steeps v.tr.1. To immerse in liquid for a period of time, as to cleanse, treat, or extract a given property from: steeped the cloth in red dye; steeped the tea bag in boiling water.2. To involve or preoccupy thoroughly; immerse: As a child, she steeped herself in adventure stories.3. To make thoroughly wet; saturate.v.intr. To undergo a soaking in liquid: Let the tea steep for five minutes.n.1. a. The act or process of steeping.b. The state of being steeped.2. A liquid, bath, or solution in which something is steeped.

[Middle English stepen, perhaps from Old English *stīepan; akin to Swedish stöpa and Danish støbe, to soak (barley for malting), cast (metal), from Germanic *staupjan, probably denominative verb from *staupan, a kind of vessel for liquids (also the source of Old Norse staup, cup; see stoup).]

steep′er n.

Thesaurus

steeped

adjective saturated, pervaded, permeated, filled, infused, imbued, suffused The castle is steeped in history and legend.

单词	steeped
释义	steeped steep¹ S0730800 (stēp)adj. steep·er, steep·est 1. Having a sharp inclination; precipitous.2. At a rapid or precipitous rate: a steep rise in imports.3. a. Excessive; stiff: a steep price.b. Ambitious; difficult: a steep undertaking.n. A precipitous slope. [Middle English stepe, from Old English stēap.] steep′ly adv.steep′ness n.Synonyms: steep¹, abrupt, precipitous, sheer² These adjectives mean so sharply inclined as to be almost perpendicular: steep cliffs; an abrupt drop-off; precipitous hills; a sheer descent. steep² S0730800 (stēp)v. steeped, steep·ing, steeps v.tr.1. To immerse in liquid for a period of time, as to cleanse, treat, or extract a given property from: steeped the cloth in red dye; steeped the tea bag in boiling water.2. To involve or preoccupy thoroughly; immerse: As a child, she steeped herself in adventure stories.3. To make thoroughly wet; saturate.v.intr. To undergo a soaking in liquid: Let the tea steep for five minutes.n.1. a. The act or process of steeping.b. The state of being steeped.2. A liquid, bath, or solution in which something is steeped. [Middle English stepen, perhaps from Old English stīepan; akin to Swedish stöpa and Danish støbe, to soak (barley for malting), cast (metal), from Germanic staupjan, probably denominative verb from staupan, a kind of vessel for liquids* (also the source of Old Norse staup, cup; see stoup).] steep′er n. Thesaurus steeped adjective saturated, pervaded, permeated, filled, infused, imbued, suffused The castle is steeped in history and legend. IdiomsSeesteep steeped adj Synonyms for steeped adj saturated Synonyms saturated pervaded permeated filled infused imbued suffused
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