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Definition of Bathe
1. Verb. Cleanse the entire body. "They bathe themselves"; "Bathe daily"
2. Noun. The act of swimming. "The Englishman said he had a good bathe"
3. Verb. Suffuse with or as if with light. "The room was bathed in sunlight"
4. Verb. Clean one's body by immersion into water. "The child should bathe every day"
Specialized synonyms: Foment
Generic synonyms: Clean, Cleanse
Derivative terms: Bath, Bath, Bath, Bather, Bathing
Definition of Bathe
1. v. t. To wash by immersion, as in a bath; to subject to a bath.
2. v. i. To bathe one's self; to take a bath or baths.
3. n. The immersion of the body in water; as, to take one's usual bathe.
Definition of Bathe
1. Verb. (intransitive) To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To apply water or other liquid to; to suffuse or cover with liquid. ¹
5. Verb. (figuratively) (context: transitive and intransitive) To cover or surround. ¹
6. Verb. (intransitive) To sunbathe. ¹
7. Noun. (British colloquial) The act of swimming or bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river; a swimming bath. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bathe
1. to wash [v BATHED, BATHING, BATHES] - See also: wash
Medical Definition of Bathe
1. 1. To wash by immersion, as in a bath; to subject to a bath. "Chancing to bathe himself in the River Cydnus." (South) 2. To lave; to wet. "The lake which bathed the foot of the Alban mountain." 3. To moisten or suffuse with a liquid. "And let us bathe our hands in Caesar's blood." (Shak) 4. To apply water or some liquid medicament to; as, to bathe the eye with warm water or with sea water; to bathe one's forehead with camphor. 5. To surround, or envelop, as water surrounds a person immersed. "The rosy shadows bathe me. " . "The bright sunshine bathing all the world." . Origin: OE. Baien, AS. Baian, fr. Bae bath. See 1st Bath, and cf. Bay to bathe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)