What does bathe mean?
Definitions for bathe
beɪðbathe
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word bathe.
Princeton's WordNet
batheverb
the act of swimming
"the Englishman said he had a good bathe"
batheverb
cleanse the entire body
"bathe daily"
batheverb
suffuse with or as if with light
"The room was bathed in sunlight"
bathe, bathverb
clean one's body by immersion into water
"The child should bathe every day"
Wiktionary
bathenoun
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.
batheverb
To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
batheverb
To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim.
batheverb
To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
We bathe our baby before going to bed; some other parents do it in the morning if they have time.
batheverb
To apply water or other liquid to; to suffuse or cover with liquid.
batheverb
To cover or surround.
batheverb
To sunbathe.
The women bathed in the sun.
Etymology: From bathen, from baþian, from baþōnan, from bhe-. More at bath.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Batheverb
Etymology: baðian, Saxon.
Others, on silver lakes and rivers, bath’d
Their downy breast. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. x. l. 437.Chancing to bathe himself in the river Cydnus, through the excessive coldness of these waters, he fell sick, near unto death, for three days. South.
Bathe them and keep their bodies soluble the while by clysters, and lenitive boluses. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.
I’ll bathe your wounds in tears for my offence. Dryden.
Phœnician Dido stood,
Fresh from her wound, her bosom bath’d in blood. Dryden.Mars could in mutual blood the centaurs bathe,
And Jove himself give way to Cinthia’s wrath. Dryden.To Batheverb
To be in the water, or in any thing resembling a bath.
Except they meant to bathe in reeking wounds,
I cannot tell. Macbeth.The delighted spirit
To bathe in firy floods, or to reside
In thrilling regions of thick ribbed ice. William Shakespeare, Meas. for Meas.The gallants dancing by the river side,
They bathe in summer, and in winter slide. Edmund Waller.But bathe, and, in imperial robes array’d,
Pay due devotions. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.
Wikipedia
bathe
Bathing is the act of washing the body, usually with water, or the immersion of the body in water. It may be practiced for personal hygiene, religious ritual or therapeutic purposes. By analogy, especially as a recreational activity, the term is also applied to sun bathing and sea bathing. People bathe at a range of temperatures, according to custom or purpose, from very cold to very hot. In the western world, bathing is usually done at comfortable temperatures in a bathtub or shower. This type of bathing is done more or less daily for hygiene purposes. A ritual religious bath is sometimes referred to as immersion or baptism. The use of water for therapeutic purposes can be called a water treatment or hydrotherapy. Recreational water activities are also known as swimming and paddling.
ChatGPT
bathe
Bathe is a verb that refers to the act of washing and cleaning oneself or another object with the use of water, soap or any other cleaning substances. It can also refer to the act enveloping or immersing oneself or something in a substance or light. In a broader context, it can also mean to spend time in a particular quality or influence, or intentionally expose something to a specific form of physical or sensory experience.
Webster Dictionary
Batheverb
to wash by immersion, as in a bath; to subject to a bath
Batheverb
to lave; to wet
Batheverb
to moisten or suffuse with a liquid
Batheverb
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
Batheverb
to surround, or envelop, as water surrounds a person immersed
Batheverb
to bathe one's self; to take a bath or baths
Batheverb
to immerse or cover one's self, as in a bath
Batheverb
to bask in the sun
Bathenoun
the immersion of the body in water; as to take one's usual bathe
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bathe
bāth, v.t. to wash as in a bath: to wash or moisten with any liquid: to moisten, suffuse, encompass.—v.i. to take a bath.—n. the act of taking a bath.—ns. Bath′ing-box, a box for bathers to undress and dress in; Bath′ing-machine′, a small carriage in which a bather may be carried out into water conveniently deep for bathing. [A.S. bathian; Old High Ger. badôn, bathôn (Ger. baden).]
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
BATHE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bathe is ranked #52037 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Bathe surname appeared 399 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Bathe.
91.2% or 364 total occurrences were White.
2.7% or 11 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.5% or 10 total occurrences were Asian.
1.5% or 6 total occurrences were Black.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bathe in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bathe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of bathe in a Sentence
Belief is what brings us here, to bathe in the waters despite the cold.
But I think Heidi Ferrer just felt that Heidi Ferrer was only going to diminish, Heidi Ferrer was going to lose the ability to walk, end up in a wheelchair, not be able to bathe Heidi Ferrer.
They have a variety of health problems and they are as well concerned about future health issues from this carcinogen and toxin that they were contaminated by, kBR told them it was safe as long as they didn't bathe in it, and there are a number of guys that have very serious health problems.
I would certainly not bathe a newborn child or a young infant in this bad water, and if you can't drink the bad water, you shouldn't pay for it.
We take half a bucket of water to bathe everyday, and some days we can't even have a wash, water is used to wash the vegetables. We'll then use it to wash clothes.
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- اغتسل, استحمArabic
- купаннеBelarusian
- къпяBulgarian
- koupatCzech
- badDanish
- waschen, baden, BadGerman
- lavar, bañarSpanish
- kylpeäFinnish
- baða, baðFaroese
- bain, prendre un bain, baignade, se baigner, baignerFrench
- folcIrish
- cubrir, rodear, bañarse, bañar, lavar, limpar, inundarGalician
- התרחץHebrew
- fürdikHungarian
- լողանալArmenian
- bermandikan, membasuh, memandikan, mandiIndonesian
- balnarIdo
- baða, baðIcelandic
- bagnareItalian
- 浴びるJapanese
- baaliarpoqKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- 목욕하다Korean
- خۆ شوشتنKurdish
- lavoLatin
- mandiMalay
- bade, badaNorwegian Nynorsk
- bad, badeNorwegian
- naabéNavajo, Navaho
- kąpaćPolish
- banharPortuguese
- armakuy, armay, armachiyQuechua
- мыться, купание, купатьRussian
- kupanje, купање, kupati, купатиSerbo-Croatian
- kúpaťSlovak
- kopatiSlovene
- bada, badSwedish
- kuogaSwahili
- స్నానించు, స్నానం చేయుTelugu
- maligoTagalog
- yıkanmak, çimmek, yunmakTurkish
- купати, купанняUkrainian
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