/baydh/ , v. , bathed, bathing , n.
v.t.
1. to immerse (all or part of the body) in water or some other liquid, for cleansing, refreshment, etc.
2. to wet; wash.
3. to moisten or suffuse with any liquid.
4. to apply water or other liquid to, with a sponge, cloth, etc.: to bathe a wound.
5. to wash over or against, as by the action of the sea, a river, etc.: incoming tides bathing the coral reef.
6. to cover or surround: a shaft of sunlight bathing the room; a morning fog bathing the city.
v.i.
7. to take a bath or sunbath.
8. to swim for pleasure.
9. to be covered or surrounded as if with water.
n.
10. Brit. the act of bathing, esp. in the sea, a lake, or a river; a swimming bath.
[ bef. 1000; ME bath ( i ) en, OE bathian, equiv. to baeth BATH 1 + -ian inf. suffix ]