immerse

  • 131mikvoth — n. Jewish ritual bath in which people immerse themselves on special occasions; Jewish ritual bath in which Jewish women immerse themselves to attain ritual purity following menstruation or after giving birth …

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  • 132bathe — I. v. a. 1. Wash, lave, immerse. 2. Flood, cover, suffuse. 3. Immerse, enwrap, infold. II. v. n. 1. Wash the body, go into a bath, take a bath, use the bath. 2. Be immersed, float, be streamed upon, lie beneath, lie floating …

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