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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)
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
Other 51Թ Forms
- rebathe verb
- ˈٳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bathe1
Example Sentences
Around the same time, the bathing suit business took off, as war-time fabric rationing lifted and the culture shifted to allow less modesty and more playful expression.
“Manchild” is accompanied by a playful music video that shows the singer hitchhiking with various incompetent men and bathing with pigs in her bra and underwear.
Left the best part of the evening session to bat, and with Lord's bathed in sunshine, the South Africans wilted in the face of an Aussie barrage.
And Swiss singer Zoë Më was bathed in a sea of mobile phone lights as she performed Voyage , an understated and rather beautiful plea for kindness and understanding.
Los Angeles stands out as one of the most vast and varied bathing cities in the world.
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