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steep in

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steep someone in something
Fig. to immerse someone in some kind of knowledge or other experience; to saturate someone with some kind of experience or training. (Fig. on steep something in something.) Her parents steeped her in good literature and music. she steeped herself in the legends of her people.
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steep something in something

to soak something in a liquid. I steeped the shirt in red dye. You have to steep these herbs in steamy hot water for five minutes.
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The coffee now gets the chance to steep in the filter.
When released from the institution, youths were enrolled in school, a GED program or college courses during the day, and attended STEEP in the afternoons.
 
 
 
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