bathed; bathing
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
1
British
: bath entry 1 sense 1
Examples of bathe in a Sentence
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.
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Verb
In the photo, the boy’s face seems to be divided in two by a shadow running across it, such that one eye is bathed in light and the other in darkness.
—Yinka Elujoba, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
The walls and carpeted floor are bathed in the signature royal blue of the brand, and a bright hot pink rug gives an electric pop of color.
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The basilica was bathed in a hushed silence as mourners from across the globe made a slow, shuffling procession up the main aisle to pay their last respects to Francis, who died Monday at age 88 after a stroke.
—Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
That shadow isn’t perfect, so sunbeams sneak around the shadow’s edges, bathing the moon in warm hues.
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“Bathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bathe. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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bathe
1 of 2 verb
bathed; bathing
1
: to wash in a liquid (as water)
2
: to apply water or a liquid medicament to
bathe the eye with warm water
: to take a bath
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