Bāthe1, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. BATHED; p. pr. & vb. n. BATHING.] [A-S. bathian, O. H. Ger. padōn, N. H. Ger. & D. baden, Dan. bade, Icel. & Sw. bada. See BATH.]
- To wash by immersion, as in a bath. “Chancing to bathe herself in the River Cydnus.” South.
- To moisten or suffuse with a liquid. “Her bosom bathed in blood.” Dryden.