To soak or immerse something thoroughly, or to make something steep in nature.
Combining 'en-' with 'steep', which comes from Old English 'stepan' meaning to soak or dip. The 'en-' prefix intensifies the action of steeping, common in archaic English verb formation.
Medieval dyers and brewers used this word when soaking fabrics and herbs—it's the ancestor of how we still 'steep' tea today, but with the 'en-' prefix adding urgency and totality to the soaking process.
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