bathed 1 of 2

adjective

as in saturated
containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water covered the victim's burns with bathed bandages

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bathed

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verb

past tense of bathe
1
as in washed
to flow along or against the cool waters of the North Atlantic bathe the island's shores

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as in drowned
to make wet bathe your contact lens with the solution before inserting them

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3
as in illumined
to supply with light the walls of the canyon were bathed with the warm rays of the setting sun

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Recent Examples of bathed
Verb
The 45-minute dish is a riff on pasta Alfredo, bathed in a bright sauce that doesn’t require cream or flour, just butter, parmesan and the starchy pasta cooking water. — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026 On Saturday morning, Donald Judd’s 100 Untitled Works in Mill Aluminum was glimmering in the Marfa sunshine, bathed in light with nobody to see it. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026 Dduk Dabang The restaurant specializes in toppoki, which are hot dishes filled with chewy rice cakes bathed in a sauce. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Indeed, in 1986, many of the largest cities were bathed in permanent twilight, with only the brightest stars and planets visible from near city centers and with astronomically unacceptable conditions up to 50 miles (80 km) away. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Wright wanted the inside of the building to be bathed in natural light. — Wendy S. Walters, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026 The white Cessna banked right to reveal dense forests of Douglas fir, pines and quaking aspen in varying shades of green bathed in the early morning light. — Jennifer Oldham, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026 They’re bathed in natural light and come with spa-like bathrooms. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 The dense blocks of flats receding in Shawn’s side-view mirror were bathed in warm orange light. — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bathed
  1. saturated
  2. washed
  3. drowned
  4. illumined
  5. dripping
  6. splashed
  7. wet
  8. illuminated
Adjective
  • And a tablecloth reveals dense botanicals in a saturated hues of browns and crimson.
    — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 27 Oct. 2026
  • If royal purple and tomato red are too saturated for you, go the baby route.
    — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of saturated
Verb
  • Once produce is washed or cut, refrigerate it in a clean container away from those raw foods.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Afterward, store washed or cut produce in clean containers in the refrigerator and away from raw meat, poultry and seafood to avoid cross-contamination.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of washed
Verb
  • His party not only lost control of the House and Senate, but drowned in a blue wave that swept away Republicans in election contests big and small, from sea to shining sea.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • According to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD), investigators determined that the girl had drowned within hours of her body being discovered.
    — Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of drowned
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  • Fantastic, illumined by periodic excursions into surrealism, as when the crew of a mysterious UFO boards a transpacific Kahuna Airlines jet midflight.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of illumined
Adjective
  • Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet with tongs; let sit until cool enough to handle (no need to squeeze out excess water unless dripping wet).
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The 20-year-old looked so grown up in a semi-sheer white crochet gown that was dripping in fringe.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of dripping
Verb
  • Basically, the term means that if you get splashed with water, the sunscreen won’t instantly come off.
    — Iman Balagam, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
  • All that changed on Wednesday morning — when a massive great white shark splashed him with its tail in the waters off Oceano, on California’s Central Coast.
    — Stephanie Zappelli, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of splashed
Verb
  • When the timer dinged, Ernest carried his rats to the sink and wet them gently, one at a time.
    — Madeline ffitch, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
  • One of these chambers contains a disc of fabric that is pre-wetted with water, one contains a foaming agent made up of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and sodium bicarbonate (the main component of baking soda), and one contains a drop of eye medication.
    — Ben Coxworth October 23, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of wet
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  • Andromeda Morrison, the interim executive director of the Ohio Casino Control Commission, said that though her office had been working on its proposal for some time, ProPublica’s story illuminated the issue.
    — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • An ominous darkness raced across the sky, while rusty-red hues illuminated the clouds, creating an almost apocalyptic scene.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of illuminated

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“Bathed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bathed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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