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Lave Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Lave? [v] wash one's face and hands; "She freshened up in the bathroom" [v] cleanse (one's body) with soap and water [v] wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Lave: lap \| wash \| wash \| wash up Related Terms \| Find terms related to Lave: baptize \| bath \| bathe \| brew \| douche \| drench \| drouk \| flush \| flush out \| gargle \| holystone \| imbrue \| imbue \| impregnate \| infiltrate \| infuse \| inject \| irrigate \| lap \| lather \| launder \| leach \| lip \| lixiviate \| macerate \| mop \| mop up \| percolate \| permeate \| rinse \| rinse out \| ritually immerse \| saturate \| scour \| scrub \| scrub up \| seethe \| shampoo \| shower \| sluice \| sluice out \| soak \| soap \| sodden \| sop \| souse \| sponge \| steep \| swab \| syringe \| toivel \| tub \| wash \| wash out \| wash up \| waterlog See Also \| clean \| cleanse \| flow \| freshen \| freshen up \| gargle \| hush \| lave \| refresh \| refreshen \| rinse \| scrub \| scrub up \| shampoo \| sponge down Lave In Webster's Dictionary \Lave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Laving}.] [F. laver, L. lavare, akin to luere to wash, Gr. ?. Cf. {Ablution}, {Deluge}, {Lavender}, {Lava}, {Lotion}.] To wash; to bathe; as, to lave a bruise. His feet the foremost breakers lave. --Byron. \Lave\, v. i. To bathe; to wash one's self. In her chaste current oft the goddess laves. --Pope. \Lave\, v. t. [OE. laven. See {Lavish}.] To lade, dip, or pour out. [Obs.] --Dryden. \Lave\, n. [AS. l[=a]f the remainder, what is left. ?. See {Leave}.] The remainder; others. [Scot.] --Bp. Hall.

Lave Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lave?

[v] wash one's face and hands; "She freshened up in the bathroom"
[v] cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
[v] wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lave: lap | wash | wash | wash up

Lave In Webster's Dictionary

\Lave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laved}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Laving}.] [F. laver, L. lavare, akin to luere to wash, Gr.
?. Cf. {Ablution}, {Deluge}, {Lavender}, {Lava}, {Lotion}.]
To wash; to bathe; as, to lave a bruise.

      His feet the foremost breakers lave.     --Byron.


\Lave\, v. i.
To bathe; to wash one's self.

      In her chaste current oft the goddess laves. --Pope.


\Lave\, v. t. [OE. laven. See {Lavish}.]
To lade, dip, or pour out. [Obs.] --Dryden.


\Lave\, n. [AS. l[=a]f the remainder, what is left. ?. See
{Leave}.]
The remainder; others. [Scot.] --Bp. Hall.

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