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Soaked in water or other liquid, as to soften, cleanse, or extract some constituent.

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Usage examples (36)
  • Verb (used with object) : to steep tea in boiling-hot water; to steep reeds for basket weaving. ,an incident steeped in mystery
  • "One person, one vote" is a phrase steeped in history, but it has its limits.
  • This is definitely a case of taking a well-known name steeped in arts and crafts history and removing it from its traditions.
  • The more elite the unit (likely to see combat) the more "steeped" they are.
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