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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
/ beɪð /
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
- ˈbather, noun
Other Words From
- re·bathe verb rebathed rebathing
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of bathe1
Example Sentences
The simple enough reason was – “…for he did not understand the way of the Macedonians, among whom not even a woman who has just given birth bathes in warm water”.
Jasmin helps her transfer in and out of her wheelchair, get dressed, and bathe.
With little water and only a few hours of electricity a day they were unable to shower or bathe the 25 children in the apartment.
I remember getting up and going in to bathe him and dress him.
Women would first bathe their feet in a mixture of vinegar and natural vegetation.
Early in the voyage, he decided to start the day with a sea bathe.
"To bathe in the very heart's blood of the one desired," he added with grave emphasis.
He helped her to light the lamp; then she went into her room to take off her hat and to bathe her face and hands.
If a Hindoo happens to touch a Paria as he is passing, he thinks himself defiled, and is obliged to bathe immediately.
Once I had taken him to bathe in the river; this was summer vacation and several boys came with me to help.
He had gone to bathe in the river, had slipped too far out, and not knowing how to swim had almost been drowned.
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