bathe
1 of 2verb
ˈbāt͟h 
bathed; bathing
transitive verb
1
: moisten, wet
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
intransitive verb
1
: to take a bath
2
: to go swimming
3
: to become immersed or absorbed
bather
ˈbā-t͟hər
noun bathe
2 of 2noun
1
British : bath entry 1 sense 1
2
British : swim, dip
Synonyms
Verb
- lap
- lave
- lip
- splash
- wash
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Example Sentences
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 There’s a group of baby lizards, tiny and curious and raised in the lab, having just hatched in June, and there are lizards from the wild, which now bathe in fluorescent sunlight and wait for their load of crickets. Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Aug. 2022 This allows a wheelchair or walker safely into the shower so that elders can bathe alone for longer. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2022 Go to a restaurant or the grocery store and everyone was dressed to kill ... something, and then bathe in its blood. David Sedaris, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2022 The sum of these old-world elements is equal parts grandeur and restraint, an effect that will be amplified at night when an outdoor lighting scheme created by designer Linnaea Tillett will bathe the building in a moonlight effect. Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 16 June 2022 Poland deployed 150 troops to set up a barrier along the river to catch the dead fish, and warned local residents not to bathe in the water or eat fish caught in contaminated parts of the river. Marina Lopes, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022 Hot water supplies will not be affected, and there shouldn’t be an impact on residents’ ability to shower or bathe at home, according to the company. Michelle Toh, CNN, 8 July 2022 The bright colors claim to attract more birds to bathe. Rena Behar, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2022 See More
Verb
The building’s labs sit beneath two towering atriums that will bathe the interior with sunlight on clear days. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 There’s a group of baby lizards, tiny and curious and raised in the lab, having just hatched in June, and there are lizards from the wild, which now bathe in fluorescent sunlight and wait for their load of crickets. Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Aug. 2022 This allows a wheelchair or walker safely into the shower so that elders can bathe alone for longer. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2022 Go to a restaurant or the grocery store and everyone was dressed to kill ... something, and then bathe in its blood. David Sedaris, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2022 The sum of these old-world elements is equal parts grandeur and restraint, an effect that will be amplified at night when an outdoor lighting scheme created by designer Linnaea Tillett will bathe the building in a moonlight effect. Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 16 June 2022 Poland deployed 150 troops to set up a barrier along the river to catch the dead fish, and warned local residents not to bathe in the water or eat fish caught in contaminated parts of the river. Marina Lopes, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022 Hot water supplies will not be affected, and there shouldn’t be an impact on residents’ ability to shower or bathe at home, according to the company. Michelle Toh, CNN, 8 July 2022 The bright colors claim to attract more birds to bathe. Rena Behar, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Old English bathian; akin to Old English bæth bath
First Known Use
Verb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Noun
1747, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
bathe
verb
ˈbāt͟h
bathed; bathing
1
: to take a bath I like to bathe in the evening.
2
: to give a bath to
bathe the baby
3
: to go swimming We bathed in the ocean.
4
: to apply a liquid to for washing or rinsing
bathe the eyes
5
: to cover with or as if with a liquid
The room was bathed in sunlight.
Medical Definition
bathe 1 of 2
verb
ˈbāt͟h
bathed; bathing
transitive verb
1
: to wash in a liquid (as water)
2
: to apply water or a liquid medicament to
bathe the eye with warm water
intransitive verb
: to take a bath
bathe
2 of 2noun
British
: the act or action of bathing : bath
bathe
verb
1
as in to wash
to flow along or against the cool waters of the North Atlantic bathe the island's shores Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- wash
- splash
- lave
- lip
- ripple
- lap
- bubble
- gurgle
- slosh
- plash
2
as in to wet
to make wet bathe your contact lens with the solution before inserting them Synonyms & Similar Words
- wash
- wet
- drown
- water
- soak
- flood
- rinse
- drench
- douse
- wet down
- shower
- submerge
- flush
- waterlog
- sodden
- dowse
- souse
- dip
- bedraggle
- sprinkle
- moisten
- sop
- water-soak
- hydrate
- damp
- moisturize
- splash
- mist
- humidify
- irrigate
- bedew
- inundate
- saturate
- asperse
- impregnate
- swamp
- lave
- drizzle
- deluge
- dampen
- sluice
- overflow
- dunk
- rehydrate
- slosh
- duck
- hose (down)
- steep
- rewash
- rewet
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dry
- dehydrate
- evaporate
- desiccate
- scorch
- wring
- sear
- parch
- dewater
- drip-dry
- dehumidify
- freeze-dry
3
as in to illumine
to supply with light the walls of the canyon were bathed with the warm rays of the setting sun Synonyms & Similar Words
- illumine
- illuminate
- light
- brighten
- lighten
- irradiate
- shine
- beacon
- glisten
- radiate
- glow
- incinerate
- illume
- emblaze
- highlight
- dazzle
- beam
- gleam
- blind
- ignite
- halo
- beat (down)
- bedazzle
- enhalo
- glitter
- spotlight
- burn
- floodlight
- kindle
- fire
- blaze
- flame
- glare
- daze
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- darken
- blacken
- dim
- obfuscate
- dull
- obscure
- cover
- douse
- veil
- extinguish
- quench
- shroud
- put out
- snuff (out)
- dowse