bask

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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.

Origin of bask

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Old Norse bathask “to bathe oneself,” equivalent to bath- bath1 + -ask reflexive suffix

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How to use bask in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for bask

bask

/ (bɑːsk) /


verb(intr usually foll by in)
  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

Origin of bask

1
C14: from Old Norse bathask to bathe

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