наста́ивать — meaning in English

English meaning

• infuse verb To fill something with a quality or feeling.
• insist verb To state something firmly and repeatedly, refusing to accept disagreement.
• steep adj Rising or falling at a sharp angle, close to vertical.

Senses

наста́ивать is used for these senses in English:

• insist (with (that + indicative), or, intransitive, with on or upon) To hold up a claim emphatically.
• 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.

infuse — full definition

1. verb To fill something with a quality or feeling.
2. verb To soak ingredients like tea leaves or herbs in liquid to draw out their flavor.

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