verb

lave

Lave (verb) means to bathe or wash (someone or something).

verb

To bathe or wash (someone or something).

Of a river or other water body: to flow along or past (a place or thing); to wash.

Followed by into, on, or upon: to pour (water or some other liquid) with or as if with a ladle into or on someone or something; to lade, to ladle.

To remove (something), as if by washing away with water.

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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 infinitive of lavō (“to bathe, wash; to dampen, wet”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”); and * from Old English lafian (“to bathe; to make wet; to ladle out; to pour”), from Proto-West Germanic *labōn (“to refresh, revitalize; to strengthen”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Latin lavō (see above) but this does not explain the change in meaning from “to wash; to wet” to “to refresh; to strengthen”. Perhaps Old English lafian is derived directly from the Latin word, and Proto-West Germanic *labōn and words in languages derived from it such as Dutch and German are coincidentally similar to the Old English word. The noun is derived from the verb.

Rhymes for lave

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Frequently asked questions

What is the meaning of lave?

"lave" (verb) means to bathe or wash (someone or something).

What are the different meanings of lave?

"lave" has 3 main meanings: 1. To bathe or wash (someone or something); 2. Of a river or other water body: to flow along or past (a place or thing); to wash; 3. Followed by into, on, or upon: to pour (water or some other liquid) with or as if with a ladle into or on someone or something; to lade, to ladle.