About The Word Lave

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Lave

Lave Meaning & Definition
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.

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