bathe

To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.intransitive

• A Greek historian Phylarchus describes a white root indigenous to India that caused eunuchism when a person bathed in water in which the root was steeped.

To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim.intransitive

• '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.transitive

• 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.transitive

• She bathed her eyes with liquid to remove the stinging chemical.
• The nurse bathed his wound with a sponge.

To cover or surround.figurativelyintransitivetransitive

• The room was bathed in moonlight.
• A dense fog bathed the city streets.

To sunbathe.intransitive

• The women bathed in the sun.

The act of swimming or bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river; a swimming bath.UKcolloquial

• I'm going to have a midnight bathe tonight.