steepsomething/someoneinsomething
phrasal verbwithsteepverb[IorT]uk/stiːp/us/stiːp/
If something or someone issteepedin something, they arecompletelysurroundedby orinvolvedin it, orknowa lot about it:
Thecollegeissteepedinhistory/tradition.
Theseancientscholarsweresteepedinpoetryandpainting, as well asmathsandastronomy.
Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- beset
- border
- boxsomeone/somethingin
- dunk
- fencesomethingin
- fencesomethingoff
- flooding
- gather
- gift wrap
- gift-wrapped
- siege
- steep
- submersion
- surround
- swaddle
- swallow
- swamp
- twine
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Learning & knowing