steeped
SaySTEEPT/stiːpt/
- 1Simple past and past participle of steep.
He steeped the dried chamomile for nearly ten minutes before pouring the cup.
The little harbor town was steeped in maritime tradition.
Note
A regular -ed form doing double duty: in he steeped the tea it is past tense, while in the tea has steeped and a town steeped in tradition it is a participle. The figurative sense, 'deeply imbued', takes in: steeped in history, steeped in lore. The form belongs only to the soaking verb. The adjective steep, used of slopes and prices, compares as steeper and never takes -ed.
steeped is a form of steep
steep, verb: To prepare tea or another beverage by letting leaves sit in hot water. Full entry
- Spelling
- steep → steeped: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /t/.
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