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steeped

verb
SaySTEEPT/stiːpt/

1 meaning of steeped

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of steep. Use it for soaking something in liquid in the past.

    She steeped the tea leaves in hot water for five minutes.

    The herbs steeped overnight until the water turned dark green.

    Note

steeped is a form of steep

steep, verb: To make a drink such as tea by leaving leaves in hot water. Full entry

Forms
steepsteeps he/she/itsteeping -ing formsteeped past tense, past participle
Spelling
steep → steeped: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /t/.

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