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forbathe

forbathe verb: to bathe abundantly or thoroughly.

Verb

forbathe (third-person singular simple present forbathes, present participle forbathing, simple past and past participle forbathed)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To bathe abundantly or thoroughly.

Forms of forbathe

third-person singular presentforbathes
present participleforbathing
past participleforbathed
pastforbathed

Origin of forbathe

From for- + bathe.

Questions about forbathe

What does forbathe mean?
Forbathe means to bathe abundantly or thoroughly.
What part of speech is forbathe?
Forbathe is a verb.
What is the past tense of forbathe?
The past tense of forbathe is forbathed.

Words near forbathe in the dictionary

  1. forbanning
  2. forbar
  3. forbare
  4. forbarred
  5. forbars
  6. forbathe
  7. forbear
  8. forbearable
  9. forbearance
  10. forbearances
  11. forbearant

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