выма́чивать — meaning in English

English meaning

• soak verb To leave something in liquid until it becomes thoroughly wet.
• steep adj Rising or falling at a sharp angle, close to vertical.

Senses

выма́чивать is used for these senses in English:

• macerate To soften (something) or separate it into pieces by soaking it in a heated or unheated liquid.
• soak (transitive) To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation.
• steep (transitive, middle voice) To soak or wet thoroughly.
• steep (intransitive, figurative) To imbue with something; to be deeply immersed in.
• steep To make tea (or other beverage) by placing leaves in hot water.

soak — full definition

1. verb To leave something in liquid until it becomes thoroughly wet.
2. verb Informal: to charge someone an excessive amount of money.
3. noun A period of being immersed in liquid.

steep — full definition

1. adj Rising or falling at a sharp angle, close to vertical.
2. adj Very expensive or unreasonably high, said of a price.
3. verb To soak something in liquid, often to extract flavor.

Related Russian words