Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bebathe

/bɪˈbeɪð/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-bathe
IPA: /bɪˈbeɪð/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bathe all over; bathe completely; suffuse.

Archaic; Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"[…] and everyone with a dagger in their hand, (which dagger they call a creese, and is as sharp as a razor) stab themselves to the heart, and with their hands all do bebathe themselves in their own blood, and falling grovelling on their faces so end their days."

Etymology

From Middle English *bebathen (attested as bebathed), from Old English bebaþian, bibaþian (“to bathe, wash”), equivalent to be- (“all over, completely”) + bathe.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: bebaþian

Usage

Inflected Forms

bebathes (present, singular) bebathing (participle, present) bebathed (participle, past) bebathed (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce bebathe?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈbeɪð/.
What does bebathe mean?: To bathe all over; bathe completely; suffuse.
Where does bebathe come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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