bathes Definition

bathe
verb bathed, bathing

intr
1. To swim in the sea, etc for pleasure.
(chiefly N Amer)
intr
2. To wash oneself in a bath; to take a bath.
3. To wash or treat (part of the body, etc) with water, or with a liquid, etc to clean it or to lessen pain.

Example: Bathe the wound every hour
Thesaurus: wash, clean, scour, scrub, cleanse, rinse, soak, dip, immerse.
4. To cover and surround it or them (eg in light); to suffuse.

Example: Sunlight bathed the room
Form: bathe something or someone in something (often)
Form: bathe something or someone with something

noun

bathes
1. An act of swimming in the sea, etc; a swim or dip.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon bathian to wash.

Info:

In British English, bathe refers to swimming, or to therapeutic washing, eg of wounds or sore feet; bath is the verb for washing yourself or someone in a bath. In the past tense, the same form bathed is used (with different pronunciations when spoken), which contributes to the uncertainty. In American English, bathe has both meanings.