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   bask

   /bask/

   verb

   • 1. lie exposed to warmth and light, typically from the sun, for relaxation and pleasure: "sprawled figures basking in the afternoon sun" Similar lazelieloungerelaxsprawllollsunbathesun oneselfwarm oneself
   • ▪ revel in and make the most of (something pleasing): "he went on basking in the glory of his first book" Similar revelluxuriatewallowdelighttake pleasurerejoicegloryindulge oneselfenjoyrelishsavorlap upinformal:get a kick out ofget a thrill out ofget a charge from

   Word Origin late Middle English (originally in the sense ‘bathe’): perhaps related to Old Norse batha ‘bathe’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   The meaning of BASK is to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere. How to use bask in a sentence.

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   BASK definition: 1. to lie or sit enjoying the warmth especially of the sun: 2. to lie or sit enjoying the warmth…. Learn more.

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   Bask definition: to lie in or be exposed to a pleasant warmth. See examples of BASK used in a sentence.

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   To bask in something is to take it in, receive its warmth, or bathe in its goodness. On the first warm day of the spring, you may bask in the sunshine. When you win the Pulitzer, you bask in your own glory.

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   BASK meaning: 1. to lie or sit enjoying the warmth especially of the sun: 2. to lie or sit enjoying the warmth…. Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBASK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you bask in someone's approval, favour, or admiration, you greatly enjoy their positive reaction towards you. He has spent a month basking in the adulation of the fans back in Jamaica. [VERB + in] Livy smiled and basked in Rachel's approval. [VERB in noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   1. to lie in or be exposed to pleasant warmth, esp that of the sun. 2. to flourish or feel secure under some benevolent influence or favourable condition. [C14: from Old Norse bathask to bathe]