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- Dictionarylave/leɪv/
verb
- 1. wash: literary "she ran cold water in the basin, laving her face and hands"
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1. a. : wash, bathe. b. : to flow along or against. 2. : pour. intransitive verb. archaic : to wash oneself : bathe. Did you know? Lave is a simple, monosyllabic word that magically makes the mundane act of washing poetic.
1. [ leyv ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. verb (used with object) , laved, lav·ing. to wash; bathe. (of a river, sea, etc.) to flow along, against, or past; wash. Obsolete. to ladle; pour or dip with a ladle. verb (used without object) , laved, lav·ing. Archaic. to bathe. lave. 2. [ leyv ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. noun. , Scot. the remainder; the rest.
Definitions of lave. verb. wash or flow against. “the waves laved the shore”. synonyms: lap, wash. see more. verb. wash one's face and hands. synonyms: wash up.
1. To wash; bathe. 2. To lap or wash against: Waves laved the shore. 3. To refresh or soothe as if by washing: "The quiet and the cool laved her" (Edna Ferber). [Middle English laven, from Old English gelafian and from Old French laver, both from Latin lavāre; see leu (ə)- in Indo-European roots .]
Origin of Lave. From Middle English laven (“to wash, pour out, stream" ), from Old English lafian, Ä¡elafian (“to pour water on, refresh, wash" ), from Proto-Germanic *labōnÄ… (“to refresh, strengthen" ), from Proto-Indo-European *lōbh- (“to strengthen oneself, rest" ). Cognate with Old Saxon lavōn (Dutch laven, “to refresh ...
The verb lave is a rarely used word meaning to wash or bathe. Similar words are shower and rinse . A more specific sense of lave used in the context of bodies of water means to flow against or over, as in The tide laved the beach .
1. to wash or bathe. 2. to flow along or against. 3. to dip or pour with or as with a ladle. verb intransitive. 4. to wash or bathe. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word origin.
What does the verb lave mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb lave, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
Jun 2, 2024 · lave (third-person singular simple present laves, present participle laving, simple past and past participle laved) ( transitive, obsolete) To pour or throw out, as water; lade out; bail; bail out . ( transitive) To draw, as water; drink in. ( transitive) To give bountifully; lavish.
(of a river, sea, etc.) to flow along, against, or past; wash. [ Obs.]to ladle; pour or dip with a ladle. v.i. [ Archaic.]to bathe. Latin lavāre to wash; partly representing Old English lafian to pour water on, wash, itself perh. Old French laver. Middle English laven, partly bef. 900. lave2 (lāv), n. [ Scot.] Scottish Terms the remainder;
