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bask

[ bask ]

verb (used without object)

  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.



verb (used with object)

  1. Obsolete. to expose to warmth or heat.

bask

/ ɑː /

verb

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bask1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Old Norse bathask “to bathe oneself,” equivalent to bath- bath 1 + -ask reflexive suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bask1

C14: from Old Norse bathask to bathe
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If Californians wish to bask in the sunshine of having the strongest and most durable economy in the nation, so be it.

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Elon Musk, dressed in black from head to toe and wearing sunglasses, stood centre stage and basked in the adulation of the Conservative Political Action Conference crowd.

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From tree stumps and rocks, the spiny reptiles basked and watched as wooden fences subdivided the landscape.

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As Ryan Coogler basks in the critical and commercial triumphs of his latest film, “Sinners,” he turns a mirror back on the people who helped make that success possible.

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Meloni basked in the praise lavished on her by Trump - from compliments about her work as prime minister to gushing about her Italian sounding "beautiful".

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