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lavō — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bath noun A large tub used for washing the whole body, or the act of washing in one.
  • bathe verb To wash yourself, or someone else, using water.
  • launder verb To wash and often iron clothes or fabric.
  • moisten verb To make moist or moister.
  • wash verb To clean something using water, usually with soap.
  • wet adj Covered in or soaked with liquid, usually water.

Senses

lavō is used for these senses in English:

  • bath (transitive, Commonwealth) To wash a person or animal in a bath.
  • bathe (intransitive) To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
  • moisten (transitive) To make moist or moister.
  • wet (transitive) To cover or impregnate with liquid.

bathe — full definition

  1. verb To wash yourself, or someone else, using water.
  2. verb To swim or immerse yourself in open water for pleasure.
  3. verb To cover or wash something in light or liquid.

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