bathe
pronunciation
How to pronounce bathe in British English:
UK [beɪð]
How to pronounce bathe in American English:
US [beɪð]
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- Noun:
- the act of swimming
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- Verb:
- cleanse the entire body
- suffuse with or as if with light
- clean one's body by immersion into water
Word Origin
- bathe (v.)
- Old English baþian "to wash, lave, bathe" (transitive and intransitive), from root of bath (q.v.), with different vowel sound due to i-mutation. Related: Bathed; bathing.
Example
- 1. A grown-up helped her pull it off to bathe .
- 2. To bathe my hands and face in .
- 3. It also helps to bathe only in lukewarm water .
- 4. Stalin did not bathe in the sea , they filled a bath with sea water for him .
- 5. Don 't bathe a girl in attention - this is not sexy and you 'll probably suffocate her .