bathe

About 1.63 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
2. verb To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim.
3. verb To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath.

   We bathe our baby before going to bed; other parents do it in the morning if they have time.

4. verb To apply water or other liquid to; to suffuse or cover with liquid.

   She bathed her eyes with liquid to remove the stinging chemical.

5. verb To cover or surround.

   The room was bathed in moonlight.

6. verb To sunbathe.

   The women bathed in the sun.

7. noun The act of swimming or bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river; a swimming bath.

   I'm going to have a midnight bathe tonight.

Similar words

bath wash lave brush pool shower swim lava flush cleanse

Often followed by

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Word family

bathed bather bathers bathes bathing