lave
2 synonyms and 1 antonym for lave, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To wash or bathe a person or thing.
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Etymology
The verb is derived from Middle English laven (“to bathe, wash; to bail or draw water, drain, exhaust; to dampen, wet; to pour; of water, etc.: to flow, stream”), and then partly: * from Old French laver (“to be washed; to wash”) (modern French laver (“to wash (oneself)”)), from Latin lavāre, the present active infinit...
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