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Verb: bathe  beydh
  1. Cleanse the entire body
    "bathe daily"
     
  2. Suffuse or envelope with something
    "The room was bathed in sunlight"; "I was bathed in a cold sweat"; "veal bathed in a rich creamy sauce"
     
  3. Swim for pleasure or recreation
Noun: bathe  beydh
  1. The act of swimming for pleasure or recreation
    "the Englishman said he had a good bathe"

Derived forms: bathes, bathed, bathing

Type of: clean, cleanse, enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, swim, swimming, wrap

Encyclopedia: Bathe, William