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verb

Bathe v. t. (past & past part. bathed; pres. part. bathing)

1.

To wash by immersion, as in a bath; to subject to a bath. "Chancing to bathe himself in the River Cydnus."

2.

To lave; to wet. "The lake which bathed the foot of the Alban mountain."

3.

To moisten or suffuse with a liquid. "And let us bathe our hands in Caesar's blood."

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.

5.

To surround, or envelop, as water surrounds a person immersed. "The rosy shadows bathe me. " "The bright sunshine bathing all the world."

Bathe v. i.

1.

To bathe one's self; to take a bath or baths. "They bathe in summer."

2.

To immerse or cover one's self, as in a bath. "To bathe in fiery floods." "Bathe in the dimples of her cheek."

3.

To bask in the sun. (Obs.)

noun

Bathe n. The immersion of the body in water; as, to take one's usual bathe.

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Etymology of 'Bathe'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Bathe" Quotes from Famous Books

... is the town idiot, mocking a woman who is screaming "Fleuve du Tage," at an inn-window, to a harp, and there are the little gamins mocking HIM. Lo! these seven young ladies, with red hair and green veils, they are from neighboring Albion, and going to bathe. Here comes three Englishmen, habitues evidently of the place,—dandy specimens of our countrymen: one wears a marine dress, another has a shooting dress, a third has a blouse and a pair of guiltless ...

— The Paris Sketch Book Of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh • William Makepeace Thackeray

... was most peaceful. There were no signs of bodily pain or of mental distress. The Rev. Stephen Gladstone read prayers and repeated hymns. The nurse continued to bathe with spirits the brow of the patient, who showed gratitude by murmuring, "How nice!" While the son was engaged in praying, came the gentle, almost perceptible cessation of life, and the great man was no more. So quietly ...

— The Grand Old Man • Richard B. Cook

... look of thine—bathe not thy visage in tears; banish those floods that are gathering; let my confession and my presence bring thee some relief." "Then, indeed, I will be cheerful," said Ambulinia, "and I think if we will go to the exhibition this evening, we certainly will see something worthy of our attention. ...

— Innocents abroad • Mark Twain

... there a fortnight, by which time the inflammation had pretty well subsided. No one could be kinder than the old woman was. She used to bathe my arm by the hour, and she fed me up ...

— No Surrender! - A Tale of the Rising in La Vendee • G. A. Henty

... thongs, and another had her infant's brains knocked out because she could not at the same time carry her load and it. The rest were told that this was done to prevent them from attempting to escape. The bishop was not present, having gone to bathe just before; but when he returned, he approved of ...

— Great African Travellers - From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley • W.H.G. Kingston

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