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bathe

[ beyth ]

verb (used with object)

bathed, bathing.
  1. to immerse (all or part of the body) in water or some other liquid, for cleansing, refreshment, etc.
  2. to wet; wash.
  3. to moisten or suffuse with any liquid.
  4. to apply water or other liquid to, with a sponge, cloth, etc.:

    to bathe a wound.

  5. to wash over or against, as by the action of the sea, a river, etc.:

    incoming tides bathing the coral reef.

  6. to cover or surround:

    a shaft of sunlight bathing the room; a morning fog bathing the city.



verb (used without object)

bathed, bathing.
  1. to take a bath or sunbath.
  2. to swim for pleasure.
  3. to be covered or surrounded as if with water.

noun

  1. British.
    1. the act of bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river.

bathe

/ ²ú±ðɪð /

verb

  1. intr to swim or paddle in a body of open water or a river, esp for pleasure
  2. tr to apply liquid to (skin, a wound, etc) in order to cleanse or soothe
  3. to immerse or be immersed in a liquid

    to bathe machine parts in oil

  4. to wash in a bath
  5. tr; often passive to suffuse

    her face was bathed with radiance

  6. tr (of water, the sea, etc) to lap; wash

    waves bathed the shore

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a swim or paddle in a body of open water or a river
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²ú²¹³Ù³ó±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù±ð·²ú²¹³Ù³ó±ð verb rebathed rebathing
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bathe1

before 1000; Middle English bath ( i ) en, Old English bathian, equivalent to ²úæ³Ù³ó bath 1 + -ian infinitive suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bathe1

Old English bathian ; related to Old Norse batha , Old High German ²ú²¹»åŲÔ
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These people would push you in front of a moving vehicle if it meant they could capture their dog bathed in the perfect lighting for the Instagram account written in their dog’s “voice.â€

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They sleep on metal bunks with only a sheet to cover themselves, and each cell has just two water basins for bathing or washing and two toilets with no privacy.

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Shortly after her isolation begins, she spies the “Colony†of the title, an intriguingly heterogeneous group of seven, eating and bathing and singing together.

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A Cardiff Harbour Authority spokesperson said water quality in Cardiff Bay was "routinely tested" and managed in line with EU bathing water standards.

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It takes spending sustained time with those same people, in bathing suits no less, to realize how far apart you’ve drifted ideologically, or sympathetically.

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