bathe
to immerse (all or part of the body) in water or some other liquid, for cleansing, refreshment, etc.
to wet; wash.
to moisten or suffuse with any liquid.
to apply water or other liquid to, with a sponge, cloth, etc.: to bathe a wound.
to wash over or against, as by the action of the sea, a river, etc.: incoming tides bathing the coral reef.
to cover or surround: a shaft of sunlight bathing the room; a morning fog bathing the city.
to be covered or surrounded as if with water.
British.
the act of bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river.
Origin of bathe
1Other words from bathe
- re·bathe, verb, re·bathed, re·bath·ing.
Words that may be confused with bathe
- bath, bathe
Words Nearby bathe
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How to use bathe in a sentence
The simple enough reason was – “…for he did not understand the way of the Macedonians, among whom not even a woman who has just given birth bathes in warm water”.
The Mighty Macedonian Phalanx: 6 Things You Should Know | Dattatreya Mandal | July 29, 2022 | Realm of HistoryJasmin helps her transfer in and out of her wheelchair, get dressed, and bathe.
Care Providers Fight for $15 and a Union | Jasmin Almodovar, Shirley Thompson | December 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWith little water and only a few hours of electricity a day they were unable to shower or bathe the 25 children in the apartment.
Israel’s Campaign to Send Gaza Back to the Stone Age | Jesse Rosenfeld | July 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI remember getting up and going in to bathe him and dress him.
Ireland’s ‘Mother and Baby Home’ Horror Goes Beyond Tuam’s Dead Infants | Patsy McGarry | June 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWomen would first bathe their feet in a mixture of vinegar and natural vegetation.
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Early in the voyage, he decided to start the day with a sea bathe.
"To bathe in the very heart's blood of the one desired," he added with grave emphasis.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodHe helped her to light the lamp; then she went into her room to take off her hat and to bathe her face and hands.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinIf a Hindoo happens to touch a Paria as he is passing, he thinks himself defiled, and is obliged to bathe immediately.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferOnce I had taken him to bathe in the river; this was summer vacation and several boys came with me to help.
Kari the Elephant | Dhan Gopal MukerjiHe had gone to bathe in the river, had slipped too far out, and not knowing how to swim had almost been drowned.
Kari the Elephant | Dhan Gopal Mukerji
British Dictionary definitions for bathe
/ (beɪð) /
(intr) to swim or paddle in a body of open water or a river, esp for pleasure
(tr) to apply liquid to (skin, a wound, etc) in order to cleanse or soothe
to immerse or be immersed in a liquid: to bathe machine parts in oil
mainly US and Canadian to wash in a bath
(tr; often passive) to suffuse: her face was bathed with radiance
(tr) (of water, the sea, etc) to lap; wash: waves bathed the shore
British a swim or paddle in a body of open water or a river
Origin of bathe
1Derived forms of bathe
- bather, noun
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