steep

steep

verb

Definition of STEEP

1

to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle <grew up steeped in the ways of his ancestors> <a town steeped in history>

Synonyms endue (or indue), imbue, inculcate, ingrain (also engrain), inoculate, invest, steep, suffuse

Related Words animate, charge, enliven, invigorate, leaven; implant, instill, plant; impregnate, permeate, pervade, saturate; deluge, drown, fill, flood, inundate, overwhelm, submerge

Near Antonyms deprive, divest, strip; clear, empty; eliminate, remove, take away

2

to wet thoroughly with liquid <chew fresh ginger that has been steeped in hot water to aid digestion>

Synonyms drench, drown, impregnate, macerate, saturate, sodden, sop, souse, steep

Related Words waterlog, water-soak; marinate, seethe; presoak; dip, immerse, inundate, submerge, swamp; bathe, douse (also dowse), hydrate, swill, wash, water; infiltrate, penetrate, permeate; damp, dampen, humidify, moisten

Near Antonyms dehydrate, desiccate, dry, parch, sear; drain, empty, void; dehumidify

Antonyms wring (out)