steeped

steeped
[[t]sti͟ːpt[/t]]
ADJ-GRADED: v-link ADJ in n
If a place or person is steeped in a quality or characteristic, they are surrounded by it or deeply influenced by it.

The castle is steeped in history and legend...

He said they were unrealistic and steeped in the past.


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  • steeped in — 1. Imbued with 2. Deeply familiar or involved with • • • Main Entry: ↑steep …   Useful english dictionary

  • steeped — adj. (cannot stand alone) steeped in (steeped in local traditions) * * * (cannot stand alone) steeped in (steeped in local traditions) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • Steeped — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • steeped in poison — index deadly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • steeped in vice — index vicious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • steeped — stɪːp v. soak in a liquid, immerse in liquid; saturate, imbue adj. having a sharp slope, precipitous; expensive, exorbitant; extreme …   English contemporary dictionary

  • steeped — deepest …   Anagrams dictionary

  • steeped in — Syn: imbued with, filled with, permeated with, suffused with, soaked in, pervaded by …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • steeped — …   Useful english dictionary

  • steeped in blood — saturated with blood, blood soaked …   English contemporary dictionary

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