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bake

1. bake \'ba-k\ vb [ME baken, fr. OE bacan; akin to OHG bahhan to bake, Gk 
   ph]o-gein to roast 1: to prepare (as food) by dry heat esp. in an oven  2: 
   to dry or harden by subjecting to heat  obs  3: to make hard or solid  1: 
   to prepare food by baking it  2: to become baked  - bak.er n
2. bake n 1: the act or process of baking  2: a social gathering at which a 
   baked food is served