steep in

verb

steeped in; steeping in; steeps in

1

: to make (someone) know and understand a lot about (something)

Prior to his trip, he spent a few weeks steeping himself in the language.

—often used as (be) steeped in

She was steeped in the classics.

2

—used as (be) steeped in to say that there is a lot of something associated with a place, time, etc.

an area steeped in history

Examples of steep in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The leaves are steeped in a hollowed gourd and the drink is sipped through a metal straw called a bombilla, and the gourd passes from hand to hand among friends, family and sometimes strangers, refilled for hours. — Isabel Debre, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026

Lewis himself was a medievalist at Oxford, and both of their popular literary series are steeped in their knowledge of medieval languages, literature, mythology and theology. — The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026

Right now, that future is heavily steeped in artificial intelligence and requires extraordinary amounts of energy and computing infrastructure to run his AI agents, robots, self-driving vehicles, and more. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 4 Nov. 2026

Her childhood was far less steeped in politics than Bass’ was, but as an Indian girl in a town whose racial demographics were quickly shifting as more South Asians moved in, racial politics bled into her young life. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for steep in

• cheapen
• deepen
• marzipan