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bathe

verb as in wash with water and, usually, soap

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The simple enough reason was – “…for he did not understand the way of the Macedonians, among whom not even a woman who has just given birth bathes in warm water”.

Jasmin helps her transfer in and out of her wheelchair, get dressed, and bathe.

With little water and only a few hours of electricity a day they were unable to shower or bathe the 25 children in the apartment.

I remember getting up and going in to bathe him and dress him.

Women would first bathe their feet in a mixture of vinegar and natural vegetation.

Early in the voyage, he decided to start the day with a sea bathe.

"To bathe in the very heart's blood of the one desired," he added with grave emphasis.

He helped her to light the lamp; then she went into her room to take off her hat and to bathe her face and hands.

If a Hindoo happens to touch a Paria as he is passing, he thinks himself defiled, and is obliged to bathe immediately.

Once I had taken him to bathe in the river; this was summer vacation and several boys came with me to help.

He had gone to bathe in the river, had slipped too far out, and not knowing how to swim had almost been drowned.

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On this page you'll find 59 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to bathe, such as: clean, dip, douse, immerse, rinse, and scour.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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