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bathe
[ beyth ]
verb (used with object)
- to immerse (all or part of the body) in water or some other liquid, for cleansing, refreshment, etc.
- to wet; wash.
- to moisten or suffuse with any liquid.
- to apply water or other liquid to, with a sponge, cloth, etc.:
to bathe a wound.
- to wash over or against, as by the action of the sea, a river, etc.:
incoming tides bathing the coral reef.
- to cover or surround:
a shaft of sunlight bathing the room; a morning fog bathing the city.
verb (used without object)
- to swim for pleasure.
- to be covered or surrounded as if with water.
noun
- British.
- the act of bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river.
bathe
/ ɪð /
verb
- intr to swim or paddle in a body of open water or a river, esp for pleasure
- tr to apply liquid to (skin, a wound, etc) in order to cleanse or soothe
- to immerse or be immersed in a liquid
to bathe machine parts in oil
- to wash in a bath
- tr; often passive to suffuse
her face was bathed with radiance
- tr (of water, the sea, etc) to lap; wash
waves bathed the shore
noun
- a swim or paddle in a body of open water or a river
Derived Forms
- ˈٳ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·ٳ verb rebathed rebathing
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of bathe1
Example Sentences
I moved to Cabo, lived in a bathing suit, walked onstage with no shirt back in those days.
More than £30,000 was raised to help build the sauna in the style of a 19th Century bathing machine, which since 2020 has been set up permanently at Walpole Bay.
Deep house music filled the room, which was dimly lit and bathed in lavender light.
There are also office perks including a pool table, table football, running and ice bathing clubs, and in true Finnish-style, a sauna.
I bathed in the flood of YA dystopias that followed “The Hunger Games” — some hard-hitting, some comparatively feeble.
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