Definition of Bathe

1. Verb. Cleanse the entire body. "They bathe themselves"; "Bathe daily"

Specialized synonyms: Shower
Generic synonyms: Clean, Cleanse
Derivative terms: Bather, Bathing

2. Noun. The act of swimming. "The Englishman said he had a good bathe"
Generic synonyms: Swim, Swimming

3. Verb. Suffuse with or as if with light. "The room was bathed in sunlight"
Generic synonyms: Enclose, Enfold, Envelop, Enwrap, Wrap

4. Verb. Clean one's body by immersion into water. "The child should bathe every day"
Exact synonyms: Bath
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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bathe

bath oil
bath powder
bath pruritus
bath salt
bath salts
bath soap
bath time
bath times
bath towel
bath tub
bath water
bathbrush
bathbrushes
bathcube
bathcubes
bathe (current term)
bathed
bather
bathers
bathes
bathetic
bathetical
bathetically
bathful
bathfuls
bathhouse
bathhouses
bathing
bathing beaches
bathing beauties

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