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bask

American  
[bask] / bæsk /

verb (used without object)

  1. to lie in or be exposed to a pleasant warmth.

    to bask in the sunshine.

  2. to enjoy a pleasant situation.

    He basked in royal favor.

verb (used with object)

  1. Obsolete. to expose to warmth or heat.

bask British  
/ bɑːsk /

verb

  1. to lie in or be exposed to pleasant warmth, esp that of the sun

  2. to flourish or feel secure under some benevolent influence or favourable condition

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Etymology

Origin of bask

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Old Norse bathask “to bathe oneself,” equivalent to bath- bath 1 + -ask reflexive suffix

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