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bathe

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: bathe

1
 vn
clean one's body by immersion into water
the act of swimming
2
 v
suffuse with or as if with light
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: bathe
1

v clean one's body by immersion into water

“The child should bathe every day”
Synonyms:
bath
Types:
foment
bathe with warm water or medicated lotions
Type of:
clean, cleanse
clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing

v cleanse the entire body

“bathe daily”
Types:
shower
take a shower; wash one's body in the shower
Type of:
clean, cleanse
clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing

n the act of swimming

“the Englishman said he had a good bathe”
Type of:
swim, swimming
the act of swimming
2

v suffuse with or as if with light

“The room was bathed in sunlight”
Type of:
enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap
enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
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