'Steeping' definitions:

Definition of 'Steeping'

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  • Steep \Steep\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Steeped (st[=e]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. Steeping.] [OE. stepen, probably fr. Icel. steypa to cause to stoop, cast down, pour out, to cast metals, causative of st[=u]pa to stoop; cf. Sw. st["o]pa to cast, to steep, Dan. st["o]be, D. & G. stippen to steep, to dip. Cf. Stoop, v. i.] To soak in a liquid; to macerate; to extract the essence of by soaking; as, to soften seed by steeping it in water. Often used figuratively. [1913 Webster]
  • Let fancy still my sense in Lethe steep. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • In refreshing dew to steep The little, trembling flowers. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
  • The learned of the nation were steeped in Latin. --Earle. [1913 Webster]

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