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