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- [beyth]
- /beɪð/
- /beɪð/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [beyth]
- /beɪð/
Definitions of bathe word
- verb bathe If you bathe in a sea, river, or lake, you swim, play, or wash yourself in it. Birds and animals can also bathe. 3
- verb bathe Bathe is also a noun. 3
- verb bathe When you bathe, you have a bath. 3
- verb bathe If you bathe someone, especially a child, you wash them in a bath. 3
- verb bathe If you bathe a part of your body or a wound, you wash it gently or soak it in a liquid. 3
- verb bathe If a place is bathed in light, it is covered with light, especially a gentle, pleasant light. 3
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Origin of bathe
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English bath(i)en, Old English bathian, equivalent to bæth bath1 + -ian infinitive suffix
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Parts of speech for Bathe
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bathe popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bathe
verb bathe
- scrub — to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
- submerge — to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.
- soak — to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
- dip — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- scour — to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
noun bathe
- shampoo — to wash (the head or hair), especially with a cleaning preparation that does not leave a soap film.
Antonyms for bathe
verb bathe
- dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
- dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- dehydrate — When something such as food is dehydrated, all the water is removed from it, often in order to preserve it.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
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