insteep en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈstiːp/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From in- + steep.
Meanings
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(transitive) To steep or soak; drench.
York, all haggled over, / Comes to him, where in gore he lay insteep'd, / And takes him by the beard.
1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene vi]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| insteeping | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| insteeps | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| insteeped | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| insteeped | Tense=Past | lexicographic |