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steatorrhoea
steed
steel
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steel blue
steel drum
steel engraving
steel gray
steel guitar
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steep (2)

steep [ steep ]


verb  (past and past participle steeped, present participle steep·ing, 3rd person present singular steeps)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb immerse in liquid: to soak something in a liquid, or be soaked in a liquid, especially for cleaning or softening or in order to extract something

2. transitive verb permeate somebody or something: to permeate somebody or something with a substance or quality, usually over a long period ( usually passive )
steeped in tradition



noun  (plural steeps)
Definition:
 
1. soaking: an act or the process of steeping something in a liquid

2. liquid for soaking: a liquid that something is or can be steeped in

[14th century. < assumed Old English stiepan< Germanic]
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