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bathe

1. bathe \'ba-th\ \'ba--th*r\ \-thin\ vb [ME bathen, fr. OE bathian; akin 
   to OE bth bath] 1: to wash in water or another liquid  2: MOISTEN, WET 
    3: to apply water or a liquid medicament to  4: to flow along the edge of 
   : LAVE  5: to suffuse with or as if with light  1: to take a bath  2: to go 
   swimming  3: to become immersed or absorbed  - bath.er n
2. bathe n Brit  1: BATH  Brit  2: SWIM, DIP