bathe

[ beyth ]

/ beɪð /

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verb (used with object), bathed, bath·ing.

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), bathed, bath·ing.

to take a bath or sunbath.

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.
a swimming bath.

Origin of bathe

before 1000; Middle English bath(i)en, Old English bathian, equivalent to bæth bath¹ + -ian infinitive suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM bathe

re·bathe, verb, re·bathed, re·bath·ing.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bathe

bath bathe

Words nearby bathe

bath sheet, bath sponge, bath stone, bath tissue, bath towel, bathe, bather, bathers, bathetic, bathhouse, bathinette

Example sentences from the Web for bathe

Jasmin helps her transfer in and out of her wheelchair, get dressed, and bathe.

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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.

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I remember getting up and going in to bathe him and dress him.

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Women would first bathe their feet in a mixture of vinegar and natural vegetation.

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When we get home from work we are already tired and the last thing we want to do is feed, bathe, play with a kid.

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We went down to bathe stark naked, with the sunset glowing orange on our sunburnt limbs.

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Take a purgative, bathe with cold lotion, and exclude light to keep down inflammation.

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She took him to the table, and began to bathe the wounded forehead in cold water.

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When the people go to bathe, they go into the water in the garment they happen to be wearing at the time.

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Then bidding me stay where I was while he procured some water with which to bathe the wound, he left me and went forrard.

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British Dictionary definitions for bathe

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

mainly US and Canadian 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

British a swim or paddle in a body of open water or a river

Derived forms of bathe

bather, noun

Word Origin for bathe

Old English bathian; related to Old Norse batha, Old High German badōn

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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bathe

verb (used with object), bathed, bath·ing.

verb (used without object), bathed, bath·ing.

noun

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Example sentences from the Web for bathe

British Dictionary definitions for bathe

verb

noun

Derived forms of bathe

Word Origin for bathe

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

bathe

verb (used with object), bathed, bath·ing.

verb (used without object), bathed, bath·ing.

noun

Origin of bathe

OTHER WORDS FROM bathe

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bathe

Words nearby bathe

Words related to bathe

Example sentences from the Web for bathe

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