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- [seep]
- /sip/
- /siːp/
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- [seep]
- /sip/
Definitions of seeped word
- verb without object seeped to pass, flow, or ooze gradually through a porous substance: Water seeps through cracks in the wall. 1
- verb without object seeped (of ideas, methods, etc.) to enter or be introduced at a slow pace: The new ideas finally seeped down to the lower echelons. 1
- verb without object seeped to become diffused; permeate: Fog seeped through the trees, obliterating everything. 1
- verb with object seeped to cause to seep; filter: The vodka is seeped through charcoal to purify it. 1
- noun seeped moisture that seeps out; seepage. 1
- noun seeped a small spring, pool, or other place where liquid from the ground has oozed to the surface of the earth. 1
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Origin of seeped
First appearance:
before 1780 One of the 45% newest English words
1780-90; perhaps variant of dial. sipe, itself perhaps continuing Old English sīpian (cognate with Middle Low German sīpen)
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Parts of speech for Seeped
noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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seeped popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
seeped usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for seeped
verb seeped
- dribbled — to fall or flow in drops or small quantities; trickle.
- dripped — to let drops fall; shed drops: This faucet drips.
- exuded — Simple past tense and past participle of exude.
- filtrated — liquid that has been passed through a filter.
- hemorrhaged — a profuse discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel; bleeding.
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