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Lave is a simple, monosyllabic word that magically makes the mundane act of washing poetic. Shakespeare used it in The Taming of the Shrew when Gremio assured the father of his beloved Bianca that she would have "basi...
LAVE definition: to wash; bathe. See examples of lave used in a sentence.
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lave (leɪv) vb an archaic word for wash [Old English lafian, perhaps from Latin lavāre to wash]
Feb 21, 2026 · lave (plural laves) (archaic except literary, poetic) An act of bathing or washing; a bath or bathe, a wash. quotations
Lave definition: To wash; bathe.
"Lave" derives from Old English and Old Norse roots, both tied to washing. This lineage tells a story of shared cultural practices around hygiene and water’s role in daily life.
Lave is a verb that means to wash or bathe oneself or another object. It can also refer to the process of flowing or washing against, commonly used to describe how water interacts with a shore or riverbank.
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Proper usage and audio pronunciation (plus IPA phonetic transcription) of the word lave. Information about lave in the AudioEnglish.org dictionary, synonyms and antonyms.