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bask

UK/bɑːsk/ US/bæsk/ uncommon

verb

1.

derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

  • “She relished her fame and basked in her glory”
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2.

be exposed

  • “The seals were basking in the sun”

Origin

Inherited from Middle English basken, 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.

Phrases

  • bask in the sunshine

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