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bask definition

bask (bask, bäsk)

intransitive verb

  1. to warm oneself pleasantly, as in the sunlight
  2. to enjoy a warm or pleasant feeling from being in a certain environment or situation to bask in someone's favor

Etymology: ME basken, to wallow (in blood): found only in Gower & Lydgate; < ?: modern use apparently due to Shakespeare's misunderstanding of Lydgate

transitive verb

Archaic to expose to warmth

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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