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be steeped in something Definition


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steep2
verb
    tr & intr
    steeped, steeping
    1. To soak something thoroughly in liquid.
      Thesaurus: imbue, immerse, infuse, saturate, soak, submerge, suffuse.
Idiom: be steeped in something
    To be closely familiar with it, eg a specified subject, etc.
      Example: He was steeped in classical Greek
    To be deeply involved in it.
      Example: a castle steeped in history
Derivative: steeper
noun
    Etymology: 14c: from English stepen.



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