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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Dirt, body oil, and dead skin cells sloughed off during bathing also contribute to this sticky residue.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
Located between two mountain ranges—Sierra de la Demanda to the north and the Sierra de Ayllon toward the south—Atauta is constantly bathed by winds funneled through this natural channel.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2025
All of this, of course, becomes even more magical in the fall, when the town is bathed in hues of gold, crimson, and ochre.
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Verb
The picturesque chapel, once bathed in sunlight and surrounded by lush green trees, is now unrecognizable.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Dirt, body oil, and dead skin cells sloughed off during bathing also contribute to this sticky residue.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
Located between two mountain ranges—Sierra de la Demanda to the north and the Sierra de Ayllon toward the south—Atauta is constantly bathed by winds funneled through this natural channel.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2025
All of this, of course, becomes even more magical in the fall, when the town is bathed in hues of gold, crimson, and ochre.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Bathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bathe. Accessed 6 Oct. 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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