a prefix, occurring orig. in loanwords from Latin, meaning âbefore, in front of,â âprior to, in advance of,â âsurpassingâ (predict; preeminent; preface; premaxilla); in English, esp. productive in forming verbs that specify an activity taking place before or instead of the usual occurrence of the same activity (preboard; precook; prepay), or in ...
1: a washing or soaking (as in water) of all or part of the bodyâsee mud bath, sitz bath. 2a: water used for bathingb (1): a medium for regulating the temperature of something placed in or on it (2): a vessel containing this medium.
She bathed her and dressed her in clean clothes. V n 5 verb If someone dresses in a particular way, they wear clothes of a particular style or colour. He dresses in a way that lets everyone know he's got authority... V in n 6 verb If you dressfor something, you put on special clothes for it. We don't dress for dinner here.