bathe+(verb)

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• bathe — ► VERB 1) wash by immersing one s body in water. 2) chiefly Brit. take a swim. 3) soak or wipe gently with liquid to clean or soothe. 4) suffuse or envelop: my desk is bathed in sunlight. ► NOUN ▪ a swim. DERIVATIVES …   English terms dictionary

• bathe — [ beıð ] verb * 1. ) transitive AMERICAN to wash someone in a BATHTUB: I ll bathe the baby for you. a ) intransitive to wash yourself, especially in a BATHTUB 2. ) intransitive to swim in a river or lake, or in the ocean 3. ) transitive to cover… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• bathe — verb Bathe is used with these nouns as the object: ↑baby …   Collocations dictionary

• bathe — verb 1) she bathed and dressed Syn: have/take a bath, wash; shower 2) I bathed in the local swimming pool Syn: swim, go swimming, take a dip 3) they bathed his wounds Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• bathe — verb 1) I bathed in the pool Syn: swim, take a dip 2) they bathed his wounds Syn: clean, wash, rinse, wet, soak 3) the room was bathed in light Syn …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• bathe — [[t]be͟ɪð[/t]] bathes, bathing, bathed 1) VERB If you bathe in a sea, river, or lake, you swim, play, or wash yourself in it. Birds and animals can also bathe. [mainly BRIT, FORMAL] [V prep/adv] The police have warned the city s inhabitants not… …   English dictionary

• bathe — I noun the act of swimming the Englishman said he had a good bathe • Hypernyms: ↑swimming, ↑swim II verb 1. cleanse the entire body (Freq. 5) bathe daily …   Useful english dictionary

• bathe — 1 verb 1 (I, T) especially AmE to wash yourself or someone else in a bath; bath 2 BrE: I bathed, washed my hair, and got dressed. 2 (I) BrE old fashioned to swim in the sea, a river, or a lake: The children ran off to bathe. 3 (T) to wash or… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bathe */ — UK [beɪð] / US verb Word forms bathe : present tense I/you/we/they bathe he/she/it bathes present participle bathing past tense bathed past participle bathed 1) a) [transitive] mainly American to wash someone in a bath b) [intransitive] to wash… …   English dictionary

• bathe — 1. verb /beɪð/ a) To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath. She bathed her eyes with liquid to remove the stinging chemical. b) To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or… …   Wiktionary

• bathe — I. verb (bathed; bathing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bathian; akin to Old English bæth bath Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. moisten, wet 2. to wash in a liquid (as water) 3. to apply water or a liquid medicament to …   New Collegiate Dictionary