Bath vs. Bathe

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  • Bath (noun)

    A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.

  • Bath (noun)

    A building or area where bathing occurs.

  • Bath (noun)

    The act of bathing.

  • Bath (noun)

    A substance or preparation in which something is immersed.

    “a bath of heated sand, ashes, steam, or hot air”

  • Bath (noun)

    A former Hebrew unit of liquid volume (about 23{{nbsp}}L or 6 gallons).

  • Bath (verb)

    To wash a person or animal in a bath

  • Bathe (verb)

    To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.

  • Bathe (verb)

    To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim.

  • Bathe (verb)

    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.”

  • Bathe (verb)

    To apply water or other liquid to; to suffuse or cover with liquid.

    “She bathed her eyes with liquid to remove the stinging chemical.”

    “The nurse bathed his wound with a sponge.”

    “The incoming tides bathed the coral reef.”

  • Bathe (verb)

    To cover or surround.

    “The room was bathed in moonlight.”

    “A dense fog bathed the city streets.”

  • Bathe (verb)

    To sunbathe.

    “The women bathed in the sun.”

  • Bathe (noun)

    The act of swimming or bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river; a swimming bath.

    “I’m going to have a midnight bathe tonight.”

Wiktionary
  • Bathe (verb)

    wash by immersing one’s body in water

    “she was advised to bathe or shower daily”

  • Bathe (verb)

    soak or wipe gently with liquid to clean or soothe

    “she bathed and bandaged my knee”

  • Bathe (verb)

    wash (someone) in a bath

    “they bathed the baby”

  • Bathe (verb)

    swim or spend time in the sea or a lake, river, or pool for pleasure

    “occasionally I bathed in the lido swimming pool”

  • Bathe (verb)

    suffuse or envelop in something

    “the park lay bathed in sunshine”

  • Bathe (noun)

    an act or spell of swimming or spending time in the water

    “a bathe in the cold North Sea”

Oxford Dictionary

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