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steep
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms 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
2
to wet thoroughly with liquid <chew fresh ginger that has been steeped in hot water to aid digestion>
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
Antonyms wring (out)
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