bathe
Because it is a word with a single syllable, bathe is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofbathe
- The act of swimming or bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river; a swimming bath.
Example: "I'm going to have a midnight bathe tonight."
- To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
- To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim.
- To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath.
Example: "We bathe our baby before going to bed; other parents do it in the morning if they have time."
- To apply water or other liquid to; to suffuse or cover with liquid.
Example: "She bathed her eyes with liquid to remove the stinging chemical."
- (transitive and intransitive) To cover or surround.
Example: "A dense fog bathed the city streets."
- To sunbathe.
Example: "The women bathed in the sun."
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