bathe

English

/beɪð/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
  • (intransitive) To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim.
  • (transitive) To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath.
  • (transitive) To apply water or other liquid to; to suffuse or cover with liquid.
  • (figuratively) To cover or surround.
  • (intransitive) To sunbathe.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bathen inherited from Old English baþian (bathe, wash) inherited from Proto-Germanic *baþōną (bathe, wash) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- (warm, heat up, bathe), *bʰeh₁- (warm, heat up, bathe).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeh₁-

Gloss

warm, heat up, bathe

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

温, 暖

Emoji
🌡️ ☀️ 🌞 🌵

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