[beyth] 
verb, bathed, bath⋅ing, noun | 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 sponge, cloth, etc.: to bathe a wound. |
| 5. | to wash over or against, as by the action of the sea, a river, etc.: incoming tides bathing the coral reef. |
| 6. | to cover or surround: a shaft of sunlight bathing the room; a morning fog bathing the city. |
| 7. | to take a bath or sunbath. |
| 8. | to swim for pleasure. |
| 9. | to be covered or surrounded as if with water. |
| 10. | British. the act of bathing, esp. in the sea, a lake, or a river; a swimming bath. |
| bathe (bāth) v. bathed, bath·ing, bathes v. intr.
[Middle English bathen, from Old English bathian.] bath'er n. |
