different between insolate vs bask

English

Etymology

From Latin insolatus, past participle of insolare (“to expose to the sun”), from in- (“in”) + sol (“the sun”).

Verb

insolate (third-person singular simple present insolates, present participle insolating, simple past and past participle insolated)

1. (transitive) To dry in, or expose to, the sun's rays; to ripen or prepare by such exposure.

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Anagrams

• elations, toenails

English

Etymology

From Old Norse baðask (“to take a bath”, literally “to bathe oneself”), mediopassive form from underlying baða (“to bathe”) + sik (“oneself”), from Proto-Germanic *baþ?n? and *sek. Doublet of English bathe.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /b??sk/, /bæsk/
• enPR: b?sk, IPA^(key): /bæsk/
• Homophone: Basque (in some dialects)
• Rhymes: -æsk

Verb

bask (third-person singular simple present basks, present participle basking, simple past and past participle basked)

1. To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat.
   • 1764, Oliver Goldsmith, The Traveller

     […] basks in the glare, and stems the tepid wave.

2. (figuratively) To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (This verb is usually followed by "in").

Hyponyms

• (to be exposed to the sun's heat): apricate, sun

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• kabs

Albanian

Noun

bask

1. Basque (member of a people)

Swedish

Noun

bask c

1. Basque; member of people

Declension

Related terms

• baskiska
• baskisk
• Baskien

Anagrams

• baks

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Compare basa.

Pronunciation

• (Burträsk, Skellefteå, Lövånger) IPA^(key): [bæ?sk]

Rhymes: -àsk

Verb

bask (preterite baskä)

1. To wash.

Synonyms

• bøtj
• rääns
• tjwöött

References