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bask

bask [ bask ] (past and past participle basked, present participle bask·ing, 3rd person present singular basks)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. expose yourself to warmth: to lie in or expose yourself to enjoyable warmth, especially from the sun

2. get pleasure from something: to derive great satisfaction or pleasure from something

[14th century. Probably < Old Norse bathask "bathe yourself" < Germanic]
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