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seep

[seep]

verb (used without object)

  1. to pass, flow, or ooze gradually through a porous substance.

    Water seeps through cracks in the wall.

  2. (of ideas, methods, etc.) to enter or be introduced at a slow pace.

    The new ideas finally seeped down to the lower echelons.

  3. to become diffused; permeate.

    Fog seeped through the trees, obliterating everything.



verb (used with object)

  1. to cause to seep; filter.

    The vodka is seeped through charcoal to purify it.

noun

  1. moisture that seeps out; seepage.

  2. a small spring, pool, or other place where liquid from the ground has oozed to the surface of the earth.

seep

/ ː /

verb

  1. (intr) to pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings; ooze

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a small spring or place where water, oil, etc, has oozed through the ground

  2. another word for seepage

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of seep1

1780–90; perhaps variant of dial. sipe, itself perhaps continuing Old English ī辱 (cognate with Middle Low German ī )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of seep1

Old English ī辱; related to Middle High German īڱ, Swedish dialect sipa
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Earlier in his fatherhood journey, he joined a new dads’ group on social media, but found the space difficult to form connections — a challenge that sometimes seeps into real life.

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Over the last several days, rumors of extreme scenarios have seeped into the public discourse about ICE raids at school graduations, local Home Depots and at hotels where agents are staying.

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"When self-doubt seeps in, when you really lose confidence in yourself, it's not a joke," she told 1Xtra's DJ Target.

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It shows Monaghan, with blood seeping through his white t-shirt from a chest wound, propping himself up on a table before collapsing.

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“But over time, I started to feel that it really fit who I am. It happened gradually, like it seeped into me.”

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