Definitions of bathe
British English : bathe When you bathe in a sea, river, or lake, you swim or play there.The water's 45 degrees centigrade, so it's nice to bathe in.beɪð VERB
verb
- (intransitive) to swim or paddle in a body of open water or a river, esp for pleasure
- (transitive) to apply liquid to (skin, a wound, etc) in order to cleanse or soothe
- to immerse or be immersed in a liquid ⇒ to bathe machine parts in oil
- (mainly US & Canadian ) to wash in a bath
- (transitive; often passive) to suffuse ⇒ her face was bathed with radiance
- (transitive) (of water, the sea, etc) to lap; wash ⇒ waves bathed the shore
noun
- (British ) a swim or paddle in a body of open water or a river