Steeped vs Steepen - What's the difference?
steeped | steepen |
(steep)
Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
(informal) expensive
(obsolete) Difficult to access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.
(of the rake of a ship's mast, or a car's windshield) resulting in a mast or windshield angle that strongly diverges from the perpendicular
(ambitransitive) To soak an item (or to be soaked) in liquid in order to gradually add or remove components to or from the item
* Wordsworth
To imbue with something.
* Earle
A liquid used in a steeping process
A rennet bag.
As verbs the difference between steeped and steepen
is that steeped is (steep) while steepen is to make steeper.steeped
English
Verb
(head)Anagrams
*steep
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Etymology 1
(etyl) . The sense of “sharp slope” is attested circa 1200; the sense “expensive” is attested US 1856.Adjective
(er)- a steep''' hill or mountain; a '''steep''' roof; a '''steep''' ascent; a '''steep barometric gradient
- Twenty quid for a shave? That's a bit steep .
- (Chapman)
- The steep rake of the windshield enhances the fast lines of the exterior. [http://www.utsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070303/news_lz1dd3maynard.html]
Synonyms
* brantEtymology 2
From (etyl) stepen, from (etyl) . More at (l).Verb
(en verb)- They steep skins in a tanning solution to create leather.
- The tea is steeping .
- In refreshing dew to steep / The little, trembling flowers.
- The learned of the nation were steeped in Latin.
- a town steeped in history
Derived terms
* (l)Noun
- Corn steep has many industrial uses.