[bathe] vb bathed ; bath.ing [ME, fr. OE bathian; akin to OE baeth bath] vt (bef. 12c) 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 ~ vi 1: to take a bath
2: to go swimming
3: to become immersed or absorbed -- bath.er n
[2]bathe n (1831) 1 Brit: [1]bath 1
2. Brit: swim, dip