Bathe (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object), bathed, bath·ing.
  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, bath·ing.
  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.
    • the act of bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river.
    • a swimming bath.
verb
  1. to swim or paddle in a body of open water or a river, esp for pleasure
  2. to apply liquid to (skin, a wound, etc) in order to cleanse or soothe
  3. to immerse or be immersed in a liquid
  4. to wash in a bath
  5. to suffuse
  6. (of water, the sea, etc) to lap; wash
noun
  1. a swim or paddle in a body of open water or a river
Bathe (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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