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bathe
I
noun
the act of swimming
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the Englishman said he had a good bathe

• Hypernyms: ↑swimming, ↑swim
II
verb
1. cleanse the entire body (Freq. 5)
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bathe daily

• Derivationally related forms: ↑bather, ↑bathing
• Hypernyms: ↑cleanse, ↑clean
• Hyponyms: ↑shower
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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They bathe

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They bathe themselves

2. suffuse with or as if with light (Freq. 2)
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The room was bathed in sunlight

• Hypernyms: ↑envelop, ↑enfold, ↑enwrap, ↑wrap, ↑enclose
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s something

3. clean one's body by immersion into water
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The child should bathe every day

• Syn: ↑bath
• Derivationally related forms: ↑bath (for: ↑bath), ↑bather, ↑bathing
• Hypernyms: ↑cleanse, ↑clean
• Hyponyms: ↑foment
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s somebody


Useful english dictionary. 2012.