bask

bask
/bask, bahsk/, v.i.
1. to lie in or be exposed to a pleasant warmth: to bask in the sunshine.
2. to enjoy a pleasant situation: He basked in royal favor.
v.t.
3. Obs. to expose to warmth or heat.
[1350-1400; ME < ON bathask to bathe oneself, equiv. to bath- BATH1 + -ask reflexive suffix]

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