n.
Pronunciation: ' b ā th
Function: verb
Inflected Form: bathed ; bath · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bathian; akin to Old English bæth bath
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1 : MOISTEN , WET
2 : to wash in a liquid (as water)
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
intransitive verb
1 : to take a bath
2 : to go swimming
3 : to become immersed or absorbed
– bath · er \ ' b ā - th ə r \ noun