BATHE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BATHE?

Need another word that means the same as “bathe”? Find 36 synonyms and 30 related words for “bathe” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Bathe” are: have a bath, take a bath, wash, clean, soak, shower, douche, cleanse, rinse, wet, moisten, give … a bath, soap, swim, go swimming, take a dip, dip, splash around, suffuse, envelop, permeate, cover, pervade, saturate, imbue, fill, load, impregnate, inform, steep, colour, dive, plunge, paddle

Bathe as a Noun

Definitions of "Bathe" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bathe” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An act or spell of swimming or spending time in the water.
• The act of swimming.
• The act of swimming for pleasure or recreation.

Synonyms of "Bathe" as a noun (5 Words)

dip	A thick sauce in which pieces of food are dipped before eating. A dip in the share price.
dive	A steep nose-down descent by an aircraft. Divers should have a good intake of fluid before each dive.
paddle	A blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel. Paddle strokes.
plunge	An act of jumping or diving into water. The central bank declared a 76 plunge in its profits.
swim	An act or period of swimming. We went for a swim in the river.

Usage Examples of "Bathe" as a noun

• The Englishman said he had a good bathe.
• A bathe in the cold North Sea.

Bathe as a Verb

Definitions of "Bathe" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bathe” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Swim or spend time in the sea or a lake, river, or pool for pleasure.
• Wash (someone) in a bath.
• Wash by immersing one's body in water.
• Suffuse or envelope with something.
• Soak or wipe gently with liquid to clean or soothe.
• Swim for pleasure or recreation.
• Suffuse or envelop in something.
• Cleanse the entire body.
• Clean one's body by immersion into water.
• Suffuse with or as if with light.

Synonyms of "Bathe" as a verb (31 Words)

clean	Clean and tidy up the house. She housecleans every week.
cleanse	(in biblical translations) cure (a leper). Only God Himself can cleanse us.
colour	Take on a different colour. He coloured her hair with a selection of blonde and brown shades.
cover	Form a cover over. Channel 4 are covering the match.
dip	Dip into a liquid while eating. The sun dipped below the horizon.
envelop	Enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering. A figure enveloped in a black cloak.
fill	Fill or meet a want or need. Road engineers planned to fill the hole with concrete.
give … a bath	Be flexible under stress of physical force.
go swimming	Be ranked or compare.
have a bath	Undergo.
imbue	Fill soak or imbue totally. His works are invariably imbued with a sense of calm and serenity.
impregnate	Infuse or fill completely. The egg was impregnated.
inform	Give incriminating information about someone to the police or other authority. Religion informs every aspect of their lives.
load	Fill or place a load on. I just went down to the store and loaded up on beer.
moisten	Moisten with fine drops. The dew moistened the meadows.
permeate	Spread or diffuse through. The aroma of soup permeated the air.
pervade	(especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of. The sense of crisis which pervaded Europe in the 1930s.
rinse	Rinse one s mouth and throat with mouthwash. Karen rinsed her mouth out.
saturate	Cause (something) to become thoroughly soaked with water or other liquid so that no more can be absorbed. Japan s electronics industry began to saturate the world markets.
shower	Of a mass of small things fall or be thrown in a shower. Hooligans showered him with rotten eggs.
soak	Fill soak or imbue totally. The sweat soaked through his clothes.
soap	Rub soap all over usually with the purpose of cleaning. She soaped her face.
splash around	Walk through mud or mire.
steep	Devote (oneself) fully to. Steep the blossoms in oil.
suffuse	Gradually spread through or over. The sky was suffused with a warm pink color.
swim	Cross a particular stretch of water by swimming. The meat was swimming in a fatty gravy.
take a bath	Point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards.
take a dip	Require (time or space.
wash	Wash or flow against. The swollen river washed away the footbridge.
wet	Make one s bed or clothes wet by urinating. She was going to wet herself from fear.

Usage Examples of "Bathe" as a verb

• I was bathed in a cold sweat.
• The room was bathed in sunlight.
• Occasionally I bathed in the lido swimming pool.
• Veal bathed in a rich creamy sauce.
• She was advised to bathe or shower daily.
• Bathe daily.
• She bathed and bandaged my knee.
• They bathed the baby.
• The park lay bathed in sunshine.

Associations of "Bathe" (30 Words)

ablution	(in army slang) a building or room containing washing facilities and toilets. The women performed their ablutions.
bath	Wash someone while immersing them in a bath. The bedrooms have their own bath and shower.
bathtub	A bath.
bleach	Clean or sterilize a drain sink etc with bleach. A complete bleach usually requires several applications.
brainwash	Submit to brainwashing indoctrinate forcibly. The propaganda brainwashed many people.
bubble	Form produce or emit bubbles. They are not on tour packages seeing foreign ports from a bubble.
clean	Clean one s body or parts thereof as by washing. You have to eat clean foods to change your physique.
cleaner	A device for cleaning such as a vacuum cleaner. She s one of the office cleaners.
cleanly	Without difficulty or impediment; smoothly and efficiently. The engine burns very cleanly.
cleanse	Clean one’s body or parts thereof, as by washing. I recommend doing a cleanse when your social calendar is event free because you might feel a bit more tired than usual.
dampen	Check; keep in check (a fire. Nothing could dampen her enthusiasm.
deaden	Deprive of the power of sensation. Deaden a sound.
detergent	Relating to detergents or their action. Staining that resists detergent action.
detoxify	Remove poison from. You can help your body detoxify by cutting down on coffee.
lather	Form a lather. Dad had got into a right lather by the time I got home.
launder	Conceal the origins of (money obtained illegally), typically by transfers involving foreign banks or legitimate businesses. He wasn t used to laundering his own bed linen.
laundress	A woman who is employed to launder clothes and linen.
laundry	Clothes and linen that need to be washed or that have been newly washed. I spent most of my weekend doing laundry.
lave	Cleanse (one’s body) with soap and water. The waves laved the shore.
med	Medical. She s at med school.
moisten	Moisten with fine drops. She moistened her lips with the tip of her tongue.
rinse	Rinse one s mouth and throat with mouthwash. The conditioning mousse doesn t have to be rinsed out.
sanctify	Cause to be or seem morally right or acceptable. A small shrine was built to sanctify the site.
sanitation	The state of being clean and conducive to health. They could afford to erect new dwellings with a reasonable standard of construction and sanitation.
scrub	An act of scrubbing something or someone. Surgeons must scrub prior to an operation.
shampoo	Wash or clean something especially the hair with shampoo. Apply oil to wet hair otherwise it will be difficult to shampoo it out.
shower	Cause a mass of small things to fall in a shower. A shower of awards.
soap	Rub soap all over usually with the purpose of cleaning. The soaps are top of the ratings.
wash	A watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other. Copper washed with silver.
washing	The action of washing oneself or laundering clothes bed linen etc. Her arms were red to the elbow from doing other people s washing.