Sekirov Dictionary

bathe

/beɪð/

verb 6
noun 1
forms 5

verb6

To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
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To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath.
- We bathe our baby before going to bed; other parents do it in the morning if they have time.
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To apply water or other liquid to; to suffuse or cover with liquid.
- She bathed her eyes with liquid to remove the stinging chemical.
- The nurse bathed his wound with a sponge.
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(figurative) To cover or surround.
- The room was bathed in moonlight.
- A dense fog bathed the city streets.
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To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim.
- 'I feel very guilty,' she said sitting down beside him. 'But I've been bathing every day while you've been lying here.' — 1953
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To sunbathe.
- The women bathed in the sun.

noun1

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(UK, informal) The act of swimming or bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river; a swimming bath.
- I'm going to have a midnight bathe tonight.

forms

bathed · bathing · bathes · batheth · bathest

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