Infuse
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To cause to become an element of something; to insert or fill. To steep in a liquid, so as to extract the soluble constituents (usually medicinal or herbal). To instill as a quality. To undergo infusion. To tincture. To saturate.
Example sentence: I'm a failed poet. Reading poetry helps me to see the world differently, and I try to infuse my prose with figurative language, which goes against the trend in fiction.
Steep
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A liquid used in a steeping process
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To soak an item (or to be soaked) in liquid in order to gradually add or remove components to or from the itemTo be imbued with an abstract qualityand To make tea (or other beverage) by placing leaves in hot water.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.expensive
Example sentence: When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to him, Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.