01 v. t. To wash by immersion, as in a bath; to subject to a bath.
imp. & p. p.
Bathed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bathing
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1.
To wash by immersion, as in a bath; to subject to a bath.“Chancing to bathe himself in the River Cydnus.” — South.
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2.
To lave; to wet.
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3.
To moisten or suffuse with a liquid.“And let us bathe our hands in Cæsar's blood.” — Shak.
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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.
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5.
To surround, or envelop, as water surrounds a person immersed.