- Embathe
- Embathe \Em*bathe"\, v. t. [Pref. em- + bathe. Cf. {Imbathe}.] To bathe; to imbathe. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Embathe
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embathe — em·bathe … English syllables
embathe — ə̇m, em+ transitive verb Etymology: en (I) + bathe : to wash freely : bathe, immerse, drench … Useful english dictionary
Imbathe — Im*bathe , v. t. [Pref. im in + bathe. Cf. {Embathe}.] To bathe; to wash freely; to immerse. [1913 Webster] And gave her to his daughters to imbathe In nectared lavers strewed with asphodel. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
asphodel — late 14c., from L. asphodelus, from Gk. asphodelos asphodel, king s spear, of unknown origin (see DAFFODIL (Cf. daffodil)). Taken in poetic use for a mythical deathless flower that overspreads the Elysian meadows. To embathe In nectared lavers… … Etymology dictionary
imbathe — imbathe, battle, bay see embathe, etc … Useful english dictionary
inbathe — obs. form of embathe … Useful english dictionary
