Lower vs Bathe - What's the difference?

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Lower is a related term of bathe.

As an adjective lower

is (low).

As an adverb lower

is .

As a verb lower

is to let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down or lower can be .

As a noun bathe is

fava bean, broad bean (vicia faba ).

lower

English

Etymology 1

From (low) +

Adjective

(head)

(low)

bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object

(geology, of strata or geological time periods) older

Antonyms

* (more low) higher * (bottom) upper * (older) upper

Adverb

(head)

Verb

(en verb)

To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down

lower a bucket into a well

to lower a sail of a boat

to pull down

to lower a flag

Lowered softly with a threefold cord of love / Down to a silent grave. .

To reduce the height of

lower a fence or wall

lower a chimney or turret

To depress as to direction

lower the aim of a gun

To make less elevated

to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes

To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of

lower the temperature

lower one's vitality

lower distilled liquors

To bring down; to humble

lower one's pride

(reflexive) (lower oneself ) To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.

I could never lower myself enough to buy second-hand clothes.

To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.

lower the price of goods

lower the interest rate

To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease

The river lowered as rapidly as it rose.

To decrease in value, amount, etc.

Synonyms

* bring down * shorten * * reduce * reduce, turn down * * be humble * cut, reduce * die off, drop, fall, fall off, shrink * become/get smaller, become/get lower, lessen, reduce

Etymology 2

Verb

(en verb)

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bathe

English

Verb

(bath)

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 take a bath, have 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.

The nurse bathed his wound with a sponge.

The incoming tides bathed the coral reef.

(figuratively, transitive and intransitive) To cover or surround.

The room was bathed in moonlight.

A dense fog bathed the city streets.

* {{quote-news, year=2011

, date=April 10 , author=Alistair Magowan , title=Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Although the encounter was bathed in sunshine, the match failed to reach boiling point but that will be of little concern to Gerard Houllier's team, who took a huge step forward before they face crucial matches against their relegation rivals.}}

To sunbathe.

The women bathed in the sun.

Derived terms

* bather * bathers ("swimsuit" in parts of Australia) * sunbathe * sunbather

Noun

(en noun)

(British, colloquial) 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.