overbathe

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verb

To bathe excessively.

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Meanings

verboverbathe (third-person singular simple present overbathes, present participle overbathing, simple past and past participle overbathed)

present singular third person overbathes · participle present overbathing · participle past overbathed · past overbathed

  1. To bathe excessively.

    Like rape victims, those who clean up after mass fatalities often overbathe, driven by a need to purge mind and body.

    2015, Kathy Reichs, Fatal Voyage, page 49
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    You have a combination of exceptionally dry, cold air — which indoor heating makes even drier — overbathing and use of harsh soaps,” which can strip the skin of its moisture, he said.

    2007 February 8, Laurel Naversen Geraghty, “Feeling Parched? Itching Like Crazy? It Must Be Winter”, in New York Times

Origin

From over- + bathe.

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overbathe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbathe.

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