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To bathe; to soothe or lull as by bathing.

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  1. v. t. To bathe; to soothe or lull as by bathing.
  2. v. t. To shut in, or shelter, as in a bay.
  3. To bathe; to soothe or lull as by bathing. [Obs.] Spenser. To shut in, or shelter, as in a bay. If that the Turkish fleet Be not ensheltered and embayed, they are drowned. Shak.
  4. To bathe; to soothe or lull as by bathing. [Obs.] Spenser.
  5. v. t. To bathe; to soothe or lull as by bathing. v. t. To shut in, or shelter, as in a bay.