Bathe

Bathe
Bathe 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 Webster]

Chancing to bathe himself in the River Cydnus. --South. [1913 Webster]

2. To lave; to wet. ``The lake which bathed the foot of the Alban mountain.'' --T. Arnold. [1913 Webster]

3. To moisten or suffuse with a liquid. [1913 Webster]

And let us bathe our hands in C[ae]sar's blood. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. To apply water or some liquid medicament to; as, to bathe the eye with warm water or with sea water; to bathe one's forehead with camphor. [1913 Webster]

5. To surround, or envelop, as water surrounds a person immersed. ``The rosy shadows bathe me. '' --Tennyson. ``The bright sunshine bathing all the world.'' --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]


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  • Bathe — Bathe, v. i. 1. To bathe one s self; to take a bath or baths. They bathe in summer. Waller. [1913 Webster] 2. To immerse or cover one s self, as in a bath. To bathe in fiery floods. Shak. Bathe in the dimples of her cheek. Lloyd. [1913 Webster] 3 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bathe — Bathe, n. The immersion of the body in water; as, to take one s usual bathe. Edin. Rev. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bathe — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Klaus Jürgen Bathe (* 1943), deutscher Ingenieurswissenschaftler und Professor für Maschinenbau am Massachusetts Institute of Technology Walter Bathe (1892–1959), deutscher Schwimmer Diese Seite ist eine …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • bathe — bāth vb, bathed; bath·ing vt 1) to wash in a liquid (as water) 2) to apply water or a liquid medicament to <bathe the eye with warm water> vi to take a bath bathe n Brit the act or action of bathing: BATH …   Medical dictionary

  • bathe — [ beıð ] verb * 1. ) transitive AMERICAN to wash someone in a BATHTUB: I ll bathe the baby for you. a ) intransitive to wash yourself, especially in a BATHTUB 2. ) intransitive to swim in a river or lake, or in the ocean 3. ) transitive to cover… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bathe — (v.) O.E. baþian to wash, lave, bathe (trans. and intrans.), from root of BATH (Cf. bath) (q.v.), with different vowel sound due to ↑http://www.etymonline.com/imutate.php i mutation. Related: Bathed; BATHING (Cf. bathing) …   Etymology dictionary

  • bathe — bathe, bath ou bathouse adj. Beau : Une bathe gonzesse. / Bon : Merci, t es bath. / Agréable : Le cinoche, c est bath. / Bath au pieu, adroit en amour. □ n.m. Vrai, authentique : C est pas du toc, c est du bath …   Dictionnaire du Français argotique et populaire

  • 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 — index imbue, immerse (plunge into), permeate, pervade Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • bathe — [v] wash with water and, usually, soap bath, clean, cleanse, dip, douse, dunk, flood, hose, imbathe, imbue, immerse, moisten, rinse, scour, scrub, shower, soak, soap, sponge, steep, submerge, suffuse, tub, water, wet; concepts 161,165 Ant. dirty …   New thesaurus

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