bathe

The act of swimming or bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river; a swimming bath.

“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.

“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.

“She bathed her eyes with liquid to remove the stinging chemical.”

(transitive and intransitive) To cover or surround.

“A dense fog bathed the city streets.”

To sunbathe.

“The women bathed in the sun.”