bathes

Verb

bathe (third-person singular simple present bathes, present participle bathing, simple past and past participle bathed)

1. (intransitive) To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
   • We do not bathe to make ourselves clean, but to keep clean, and for the sake of its health-giving and invigorating effects. Once a week a warm bath, at about 100°, may be used, with plenty of soap, in order to thoroughly cleanse the pores of the skin.1876, Eliza Bisbee Duffey, Our Behaviour: A Manual of Etiquette and Dress of the Best American Society, Philadelphia
2. (intransitive) To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim.
   • 'I feel very guilty,' she said sitting down beside him. 'But I've been bathing every day while you've been lying here.'1953, Ian Fleming, “Vesper”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 150
3. (transitive) To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath.
   • We bathe our baby before going to bed; other parents do it in the morning if they have time.
4. (transitive) To apply water or other liquid to; to suffuse or cover with liquid.
   • She bathed her eyes with liquid to remove the stinging chemical.
5. (figuratively, intransitive, transitive) To cover or surround.
   • The room was bathed in moonlight.
6. (intransitive) To sunbathe.
   • The women bathed in the sun.

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