to bathe
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6.8
- verb
- /beɪð/
- Literature
:
bañar
- She decided to bathe the room in soft light to create a warm and inviting atmosphere.
And they have like they're kind of bathed in Milky liquid.
- And they have like they're kind of bathed in Milky liquid.
- I guess what all the cells are bathed in that chemistry.
- And so the universe is for the first time bathed in Starlight.
- And so these the brain is bathed in chemicals.
- This is a membrane that separates our main blood system from the fluid that bathes the brain.
- Now, it's not that chemicals are not important in psychiatric disorders, it's just that they don't bathe the brain like soup.
- I'm not sure how deep down they go into what makes them pure, but a rabbi that's pure is going to bathe themselves in it.
Examples
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As the rays of sunlight bathe each peak, we are completely surrounded by the third highest mountains in the world.
Academic text (2000) -
Today we're bathed in a sea of black and Crimson.
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And yeah, and then we're just going to sort of bathe in our self worth for a little while.
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I will bathe in your fear.
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Do you love chocolate so much that you wish you could bathe yourself in it?
Blog text (14) -
Just before he closed his eyes, he noticed the rising sun reach between the curtains and bathe the room.
Fiction book (2002) -
And you will bathe in their awe and fear.
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- I want to bathe in the discontent of modern life.
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A faint, dusky blue light seemed to bathe the world.
Fiction book (2000) -
And so the universe is for the first time bathed in Starlight.
Synonyms
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1.0
Cover completely with liquid, for example food in sauce
24
3.0
To be covered by a large amount of liquid
9
4.2
Put something completely into a liquid to cover it
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7.6
To spread slowly through something, often as light, color, or a feeling
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4.6
Completely covered with a strong feeling, color or bright light
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5.0
To put something completely under water or to become very involved in an activity
1
7.7
To give a material or object a deep color
To cover something completely with water or soil
Phrasal Verbs
How Covered
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bathe (verb, cover) originally meant to be covered or surrounded by water, and that image of being 'surrounded' now moves into other things like light or emotion. So when we say something is 'bathed' in light or tears, we mean it is fully covered or filled by that light or feeling.