bathe

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /beɪð/, SAMPA: /beID/
• (US) enPR: bāth
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• Rhymes: -eɪð

[edit] Etymology

Old English baþian

[edit] Verb

to bathe (third-person singular simple present bathes, present participle bathing, simple past and past participle bathed)

1. To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
2. To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim.
3. 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.

   The incoming tides bathed the coral reef.

4. (figuratively) To cover or surround.

   The room was bathed in moonlight.

   A dense fog bathed the city streets.

5. To sunbathe.

   The women bathed in the sun.

[edit] Derived terms

• bather
• bathers ("swimsuit" in parts of Australia)
• sunbathe
• sunbather

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• bath

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[edit] Noun

bathe (plural bathes)

1. (British, colloquial) 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.

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