bathed; bathing
2
: to wash in a liquid (such as water)
3
: to apply water or a liquid medicament to
4
: to flow along the edge of : lave
5
: to suffuse with or as if with light
1
British
: bath entry 1 sense 1
Examples of bathe in a Sentence
Verb
the cool waters of the North Atlantic bathe the island's shores
bathe your contact lens with the solution before inserting them
Noun
We went for a bathe in the sea.
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Eli Saslow, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
One child said she hadn't been bathed in months and was only fed a mixture of cereal and vegetable puree, sometimes not having a first meal until late afternoon.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
The Maha Kumbh Mela celebration lasts six weeks and is expected to draw 400 million visitors, many of whom will have come to bathe in the sacred waters where three holy rivers meet.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
Jod made like Scrooge McDuck, literally bathing in the glistening dataries, while the kids rushed into the arms of their arriving parents.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 7 Jan. 2025
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Verb
The sun was descending into the ocean, bathing their deck in pinks and blues.
—Eli Saslow, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
One child said she hadn't been bathed in months and was only fed a mixture of cereal and vegetable puree, sometimes not having a first meal until late afternoon.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
The Maha Kumbh Mela celebration lasts six weeks and is expected to draw 400 million visitors, many of whom will have come to bathe in the sacred waters where three holy rivers meet.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
Jod made like Scrooge McDuck, literally bathing in the glistening dataries, while the kids rushed into the arms of their arriving parents.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Bathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bathe. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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bathe
1 of 2 verb
bathed; bathing
1
: to wash in a liquid (as water)
2
: to apply water or a liquid medicament to
bathe the eye with warm water
: to take a bath
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