Bask

v. i. [imp. & p. p. BASKED (bāskt); p. pr. & vb. n. BASKING.] [Cf. D. bakeren; zich in de zon bakeren, to bask in the sun, Ger. bäuchern, bäucheln, to revive by warmth, bähen, to nourish, O. H. Ger. pāhan, akin to bachan, N. H. Ger. backen, Eng. bake.] To lie in warmth; to be exposed to genial heat.

Basks in the glare, and stems the tepid wave. Goldsmith.