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bask

  [bask, bahsk]
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–verb (used without object)
1. to lie in or be exposed to a pleasant warmth: to bask in the sunshine.
2. to enjoy a pleasant situation: He basked in royal favor.
–verb (used with object)
3. Obsolete. to expose to warmth or heat.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < ON bathask to bathe oneself, equiv. to bath- bath 1 + -ask reflexive suffix
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bask   (bāsk)   
intr.v.   basked, bask·ing, basks

  1. To expose oneself to pleasant warmth.

  2. To take great pleasure or satisfaction: "an opportunity to bask in the genteel applause of the faithful" (Paul A. Witteman).


[Middle English basken.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

bask 
1393, basken "to wallow (in blood)," from O.N. baðask reflex. of baða "bathe" (see bathe). Modern meaning "soak up a flood of warmth" is apparently due to Shakespeare's use of the word in reference to sunshine in "As You Like It" (1600).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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