Main Entry:

¹bathe

Pronunciation:

\ˈbāth\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

bathed; bath·ing

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English bathian; akin to Old English bæth bath

Date:

before 12th century

transitive verb 1 : moisten, wet 2 : to wash in a liquid (as water) 3 : to apply water or a liquid medicament to 4 : to flow along the edge of : lave 5 : to suffuse with or as if with light intransitive verb 1 : to take a bath 2 : to go swimming 3 : to become immersed or absorbed

— bath·er \ˈbā-thər\ noun