bathed

Variant of bathe

transitive verb bathed, bathing

  1. to put into a liquid; immerse
  2. to give a bath to; wash
  3. to wet or moisten: sweat bathed his brow
  4. to cover or envelop as if with liquid: the trees are bathed in moonlight

Origin: ME bathen < OE bathian < bæth, bath

intransitive verb

  1. to take a bath; bathe oneself
  2. to go into or be in a body of water so as to swim, cool oneself, etc.
  3. to soak oneself in some substance or influence

noun

Brit. a bathing in the sea, a pool, etc.; a swim

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