bathe

verb

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\ ˈbāt͟h

bathed; bathing

Definition of bathe

(Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : moisten, wet

2 : to wash in a liquid (such 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

bathe

noun

Definition of bathe (Entry 2 of 2)

1 British : bath entry 1 sense 1

2 British : swim, dip

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Synonyms: Verb

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Verb the cool waters of the North Atlantic bathe the island's shores bathe your contact lens with the solution before inserting them Noun We went for a bathe in the sea.

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Inside, the rooms and suites exude a calm invitation to relax and bathe in the sunlight streaming in. — Kim Westerman, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021 Windows high and low bathe the space in natural light. — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Oct. 2021 Workers have had to use holes in the ground for toilets, bathe with makeshift showers, cook in unsanitary kitchens and live in tents and sleep on cots in shipping containers and in marijuana greenhouses, said Jackson County Sheriff Nathan Sickler. — Andrew Selsky, ajc, 4 Nov. 2021 In preparation for a hunt, whalers pray, fast, bathe ceremonially and sometimes take months to spiritually ready themselves. — Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2021 Earlier this week, some Hindus were seen wading through the toxic foam to bathe and pray in the river. — Rhea Mogul And Esha Mitra, CNN, 10 Nov. 2021 Hot springs abound across Greenland, but the only springs warm enough to bathe in lie on Uunartoq, an uninhabited island off the territory's southern shores. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2021 One person described being treated worse than an animal, without regular food or the ability to bathe. — Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2021 More than 70 television screens — including the 10-foot-high, 123-foot long mother of them all — plus ticker tapes bathe the Center Court area in an LED glow, with broadcast game sound piped into the venue during big events (think Patriots games). — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Nov. 2021

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