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• Bathe — (b[=a][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bathed} (b[=a][th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bathing}.] [OE. ba[eth]ien, AS. ba[eth]ian, fr. b[ae][eth] bath. See 1st {Bath}, and cf. {Bay} to bathe.] 1. To wash by immersion, as in a bath; to subject to a bath. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bathe — [bāth] vt. bathed, bathing [ME bathen < OE bathian < bæth, BATH1] 1. to put into a liquid; immerse 2. to give a bath to; wash 3. to wet or moisten [sweat bathed his brow] 4 …   English World dictionary

• bathe — [[t]be͟ɪð[/t]] bathes, bathing, bathed 1) VERB If you bathe in a sea, river, or lake, you swim, play, or wash yourself in it. Birds and animals can also bathe. [mainly BRIT, FORMAL] [V prep/adv] The police have warned the city s inhabitants not… …   English dictionary

• bathe — bathe1 [beıð] v [: Old English; Origin: bathian] 1.) [I and T] especially AmE to wash yourself or someone else in a bath British Equivalent: bath ▪ I bathed, washed my hair, and got dressed. ▪ He bathed the children and put them to bed. 2.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bathe — 1 verb 1 (I, T) especially AmE to wash yourself or someone else in a bath; bath 2 BrE: I bathed, washed my hair, and got dressed. 2 (I) BrE old fashioned to swim in the sea, a river, or a lake: The children ran off to bathe. 3 (T) to wash or… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bathe */ — UK [beɪð] / US verb Word forms bathe : present tense I/you/we/they bathe he/she/it bathes present participle bathing past tense bathed past participle bathed 1) a) [transitive] mainly American to wash someone in a bath b) [intransitive] to wash… …   English dictionary

• bathe — bath, bathe (verbs). In BrE to bath is to have a bath (i.e. wash oneself immersed in a domestic bath), and to bathe is to go into the sea or a river to swim (although usage in this meaning is now dated) or (transitively) to wipe or soothe a wound …   Modern English usage

• bathe — /baydh/, v., bathed, bathing, n. v.t. 1. to immerse (all or part of the body) in water or some other liquid, for cleansing, refreshment, etc. 2. to wet; wash. 3. to moisten or suffuse with any liquid. 4. to apply water or other liquid to, with a… …   Universalium

• bathe — 1. verb /beɪð/ a) To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath. She bathed her eyes with liquid to remove the stinging chemical. b) To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or… …   Wiktionary

• bathe — [[t]beɪð[/t]] v. bathed, bath•ing, n. 1) to immerse in water or some other liquid, as for cleansing or refreshment 2) to give a bath to; wash 3) to moisten or suffuse with any liquid 4) to apply water or other liquid to: to bathe a wound[/ex] 5)… …   From formal English to slang