steep | Definition of steep

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 of steep

endue (or indue), imbue, inculcate, infuse, ingrain (also engrain), inoculate, invest, suffuse

Words Related to steep

animate, charge, enliven, invigorate, leaven

implant, instill, plant

impregnate, permeate, pervade, saturate

deluge, drown, fill, flood, inundate, overwhelm, submerge

Near Antonyms of steep

deprive, divest, strip

eliminate, remove, take away

2 to wet thoroughly with liquid

chew fresh ginger that has been steeped in hot water to aid digestion

Synonyms of steep

drench, drown, impregnate, macerate, saturate, soak, sodden, sop, souse

Words Related to steep

waterlog, water-soak

marinate, seethe

dip, immerse, inundate, submerge, swamp

bathe, douse (also dowse), hydrate, swill, wash, water

infiltrate, penetrate, permeate

damp, dampen, humidify, moisten

Near Antonyms of steep

dehydrate, desiccate, dry, parch, sear

drain, empty, void

Antonyms of steep