bathe
to immerse (all or part of the body) in water or some other liquid, for cleansing, refreshment, etc.
to wet; wash.
to moisten or suffuse with any liquid.
to apply water or other liquid to, with a sponge, cloth, etc.: to bathe a wound.
to wash over or against, as by the action of the sea, a river, etc.: incoming tides bathing the coral reef.
to cover or surround: a shaft of sunlight bathing the room; a morning fog bathing the city.
to be covered or surrounded as if with water.
British.
the act of bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river.
Origin of bathe
1Other words from bathe
- re·bathe, verb, re·bathed, re·bath·ing.
Words that may be confused with bathe
- bath, bathe
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
British Dictionary definitions for bathe
/ (beɪð) /
(intr) to swim or paddle in a body of open water or a river, esp for pleasure
(tr) to apply liquid to (skin, a wound, etc) in order to cleanse or soothe
to immerse or be immersed in a liquid: to bathe machine parts in oil
mainly US and Canadian to wash in a bath
(tr; often passive) to suffuse: her face was bathed with radiance
(tr) (of water, the sea, etc) to lap; wash: waves bathed the shore
British a swim or paddle in a body of open water or a river
Origin of bathe
1Derived forms of bathe
- bather, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse