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bathe
- /beɪð/
- /beð/ South Asia
- /bɑð/ South Asia
Rhymes with -eɪð
Where it comes from
From Middle English bathen, from Old English baþian (“to bathe, wash”), from Proto-West Germanic *baþōn, from Proto-Germanic *baþōną (“to bathe”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- (“to warm”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian boadje (“to bathe”), Dutch baden (“to bathe”), German Low German baden (“to bathe”), German baden (“to bathe”), Danish bade (“to bathe”), Swedish bada (“to bathe”), Icelandic baða (“to bathe”). More at bath. Compare also bask.
verb bathes · bathing · bathed
- To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath. We do not bathe to make ourselves clean, but to keep clean, and for the sake of its health-giving and invigorating effects. Once a week a warm bath, at about 100°, may be used, with plenty of soap, in order to thoroughly cleanse the pores of the skin.
- To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim. 'I feel very guilty,' she said sitting down beside him. 'But I've been bathing every day while you've been lying here.'
- To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath. We bathe our baby before going to bed; other parents do it in the morning if they have time.
- To apply water or other liquid to; to suffuse or cover with liquid. She bathed her eyes with liquid to remove the stinging chemical.
- To cover or surround. The room was bathed in moonlight.
- To sunbathe. The women bathed in the sun.
noun bathes
- The act of swimming or bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river; a swimming bath. I'm going to have a midnight bathe tonight.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bath, wash, lave, brush, pool, shower, swim, lava, flush, cleanse, rinse, soak, immerse, dip, douse, lather
Translations
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verb to clean oneself with water
| Español | bañarse |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 목욕하다 mogyokhada |
| 日本語 | 浴びる abiru, 入浴する nyūyoku-suru |
| 中文 | 沐浴 mùyù, 洗浴 xǐyù |
| हिन्दी | स्नान करना snān karnā |
| Kiswahili | -oga |
| Português | banhar |
| Français | prendre un bain |
| Deutsch | sich baden, sich waschen |
| Italiano | farsi il bagno, lavarsi |
| Ελληνικά | λούζομαι loúzomai |
| Română | a face baie, a se spăla |
| Русский | купа́ться kupátʹsja, мы́ться mýtʹsja |
| Tiếng Việt | tắm, tắm rửa, tắm gội, rửa ráy |
| العربية | اِسْتَحَمَّ istaḥamma, اِغْتَسَلَ iḡtasala |
verb to immerse oneself in water
| Español | bañarse |
|---|---|
| Français | se baigner |
| Deutsch | baden |
| Русский | купа́ться kupátʹsja |
| Tiếng Việt | ngâm |
verb to clean a person by immersion in water
| Español | bañar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 浴びせる abiseru |
| Português | banhar |
| Français | faire prendre un bain, baigner |
| Deutsch | baden |
| Italiano | fare il bagno |
| Română | a face baie (cuiva), spăla |
| Русский | купа́ть kupátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tắm, tắm gội, tắm rửa, rửa ráy |
Talk about this word "bathe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bathe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bathe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bathe "bathe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bathe.Cite this
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title = {bathe},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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