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(verb) steep
let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
steep the blossoms in oil; steep the fruit in alcohol
(verb) impregnate, instill, tincture
fill, as with a certain quality
The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide
teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
inculcate values into the young generation