Etymology

bebathe

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Today it means: To bathe all over; bathe completely; suffuse. Full definition →

Middle English *bebathen ← Old English bebaþian
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  1. Old English · inherited frombebaþian
  2. Middle English · inherited from*bebathen
  3. English todaybebathe

From Middle English *bebathen (attested as bebathed), from Old English bebaþian, bibaþian (“to bathe, wash”), equivalent to be- (“all over, completely”) + bathe.

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