bask
Meaning
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- To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat.
- To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (Usually followed by "in".)
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/bɑːsk/
Etymology
From Old Norse baðask (“to take a bath”, literally “to bathe oneself”), mediopassive form from underlying baða (“to bathe”) + sik (“oneself”), from Proto-Germanic *baþōną and *sek. Doublet of English bathe.
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