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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Domenica Ruta, People.com, 9 May 2025
With Italy’s Tuscany region bathed in golden light, the race looked like a cross between a Star Wars speeder race and students on broomsticks at Hogwarts.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 9 May 2025
Photo: Corcoran This spacious two-bedroom, two-bath apartment on the seventh floor of the Emery Roth–designed St. George Tower overlooks a leafy stretch of Clark Street and has south-facing windows in every room, bathing the place in light.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 6 May 2025
Oh, Rust most definitely is a Western, complete with horses, gunfights, and men who appear to bathe once every financial quarter.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
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Verb
That my son was loved, and held, and bathed by this woman with such tenderness brought the tears back all over again.
—Domenica Ruta, People.com, 9 May 2025
With Italy’s Tuscany region bathed in golden light, the race looked like a cross between a Star Wars speeder race and students on broomsticks at Hogwarts.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 9 May 2025
Photo: Corcoran This spacious two-bedroom, two-bath apartment on the seventh floor of the Emery Roth–designed St. George Tower overlooks a leafy stretch of Clark Street and has south-facing windows in every room, bathing the place in light.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 6 May 2025
Oh, Rust most definitely is a Western, complete with horses, gunfights, and men who appear to bathe once every financial quarter.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
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“Bathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bathe. Accessed 18 May. 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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