bathe

bathe  (b)

v. bathed, bath·ing, bathes

v.intr.

1. To take a bath.

2. To go into the water for swimming or other recreation.

3. To become immersed in or as if in liquid.

4. To sunbathe.

v.tr.

1. To immerse in liquid; wet.

2. To wash in a liquid.

3. To apply a liquid to for healing or soothing purposes: bathed the wound with iodine.

4. To seem to wash or pour over; suffuse: a room that was bathed in sunlight.

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[Middle English bathen, from Old English bathian.]

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bather n.

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bathe [beɪð]

vb

1. (intr) to swim or paddle in a body of open water or a river, esp for pleasure

2. (Medicine) (tr) to apply liquid to (skin, a wound, etc.) in order to cleanse or soothe

3. to immerse or be immersed in a liquid to bathe machine parts in oil

4. Chiefly US and Canadian to wash in a bath

5. (tr; often passive) to suffuse her face was bathed with radiance

6. (tr) (of water, the sea, etc.) to lap; wash waves bathed the shore

n

Brit a swim or paddle in a body of open water or a river

[Old English bathian; related to Old Norse batha, Old High German badōn]

bather  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bathe - the act of swimming; "the Englishman said he had a good bathe" swim, swimming - the act of swimming; "it was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool"
Verb	1.	bathe - cleanse the entire body; "bathe daily" shower - take a shower; wash one's body in the shower; "You should shower after vigorous exercise" cleanse, clean - clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"
	2.	bathe - suffuse with or as if with light; "The room was bathed in sunlight" enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap - enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"
	3.	bathe - clean one's body by immersion into water; "The child should bathe every day" bath foment - bathe with warm water or medicated lotions; "His legs should be fomented" cleanse, clean - clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"

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bathe

verb

1. swim, dip, go swimming, take a dip small ponds for the birds to bathe in

2. wash, clean, bath, soap, shower, soak, cleanse, scrub, tub, sponge, rinse, scrub down, lave (archaic) Back home, Shirley plays with, feeds and bathes the baby.

3. cleanse, clean, wash, soak, rinse She paused long enough to bathe her blistered feet.

4. cover, flood, steep, engulf, immerse, overrun, permeate, suffuse, wash over The arena was bathed in warm sunshine.

noun

(Brit.) swim, plunge, dip, paddle, dook (Scot.) an early-morning bathe

Translations

bathe [beɪð]

A. N (Brit) (= swim) → baño m
to go for a bathe → ir a bañarse

B. VT

1. [+ wound etc] → lavar

2. (esp US) → bañar
to bathe the baby → bañar al niño

3. (fig) bathed in light → bañado de luz
bathed in tears/sweat → bañado en lágrimas/sudor

C. VI

1. (Brit) (= swim) → bañarse
to go bathing → ir a bañarse

2. (US) (= take bath) → bañarse

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bathe [ˈbeɪð]

vi

(= swim) → se baigner

(mainly US) (= have a bath) → prendre un bain

vt

(= wash) [+ child, invalid] → baigner; [+ wound] → laver

(fig) to bathe sth in warmth → baigner qch de chaleur

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bathe

vt

person, feet, eyes, wound etc → baden; (with cotton wool etc) → waschen; to bathe one’s eyes → ein Augenbad machen; bathed in tears → tränenüberströmt; to be bathed in light → in Licht gebadet sein; to be bathed in sweat → in Schweiß gebadet sein, schweißgebadet sein

(US) = bath VT

vi → baden

n → Bad nt; to have or take a bathe → baden

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bathe [beɪð]

1. n (in sea, pool) → bagno

2. vi

a. (swim) → fare i bagni, bagnarsi
to go bathing → andare a fare il bagno or a nuotare

b. (Am) = bath 2

3. vt

a. (wound) → lavare

b. (Am) = bath 3

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bathe [beɪð]

1. n (in sea, pool) → bagno

2. vi

a. (swim) → fare i bagni, bagnarsi
to go bathing → andare a fare il bagno or a nuotare

b. (Am) = bath 2

3. vt

a. (wound) → lavare

b. (Am) = bath 3

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bathe

v bathe [beiθ]

1 to put into water He bathed his feet; I'll bathe your wounds. baai يَغْسِل، يُحَمِّم къпя (се) koupat, smočit, (vy)mýt bade baden πλένω bañar; limpiar loputama شستشو دادن kylvettää baigner לִרְחוֹץ धोना kupati, prati megfüröszt; áztat membasahi, memandikan baða bagnare 浸す 적시다, 담그다 plauti, mazgoti iemērkt; []mazgāt; izskalot (acis) cuci wassen bade obmywać banhar a spăla мыть; промывать kúpať, umývať kopati, umiti oprati tvätta, badda อาบน้ำ; แช่; ล้าง yıkamak 把...浸泡在水中 мити; купати پانی میں ڈالنا rửa 把...沉浸在液体中

2 to go swimming She bathes in the sea every day. swem, baai يَسْتَحِم، يَسْبَح плувам koupat se bade baden κάνω μπάνιο στη θάλασσα bañarse, darse un baño suplema آبتنی کردن uida se baigner לִשׂחוֹת तैरना kupati se, plivati (meg)fürdik berenang baða sig, synda fare il bagno 泳ぐ 일광욕을 하다 maudytis peldēties berenang baden bade kąpać się tomar banho a se scălda купаться; плавать kúpať sa kopati se kupati se bada [] ว่ายน้ำ yüzmek 游泳 купатися تیرنا اور نہانا tắm 游泳

n

an act of swimming a midnight bathe. baai, swem اسْتِحْمـام، سِباحَه къпане koupel bad das Bad κολύμπι στη θάλασσα baño suplus شنا uinti bain שְׂחִיָה तैराकी kupanje fürdés mandi-mandi sund bagno 泳ぎ 수영 maudymasis peldēšanās berenang bad bad; svømmetur kąpiel banho baie купание kúpanie sa kopel kupanje bad [] การว่ายน้ำ yüzme, suya girme 游泳，戲水 купання تیرنا sự tắm 游泳

n bather

baaier المُسْتَحِم، المُغْتَسِل къпещ се koupající se badegæst; badende der/die Badende λουόμενος bañista supleja کسی که آبتنی می کند kylpijä baigneur/-euse מִתרָחֵץ नहाने वाला kupač fürd(őz)ő orang yang mandi sundmaður bagnante 水浴者 목욕하는 사람 kas maudosi peldētājs orang yang mandi bader badegjest kąpiący się banhista persoană care face o baie купальщик kúpajúci sa kopalec kupač badare คนที่ว่ายน้ำ yüzen kimse, banyo yapan kişi 洗澡的人；遊泳者 купальник, купальниця نہانے والا người tắm 洗澡的人；游泳者

n bathing

bad اغْتِسـال، اسْتِحْمام къпане koupání badning das Baden μπάνιο στη θάλασσα baño suplus استحمام؛ آبتنی kylpeminen baignade רַחֲצָה स्नान kupanje fürd(őz)és mandi bað, sund, böðun il fare il bagno 水浴 목욕, 수영 maudymasis peldēšanās mandi het baden bading, svømming kąpanie banho baie купание kúpanie kopanje kupanje badning การว่ายน้ำ yıkanma, banyo yapma 遊泳；洗海水澡 купання نہاتے ہوئے tắm 游泳；洗海水澡

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bathe → يَستحِم vykoupat (se) bade baden κάνω μπάνιο bañar, bañarse kylpeä se baigner kupati se fare il bagno 泳ぐ 수영하다 baden (zich) bade wykąpać się banhar-se, tomar banho купаться bada อาบน้ำ yüzmek tắm 沐浴