lave
UK/leiv/US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
v.
To wash or bathe (literary)
（文学）冲洗；沐浴
v.
(of water) to flow against or wash over something
（水）拍打；冲刷
Root Breakdown
Root-derived=lave
The bare root lavāre ('to wash') survives almost unchanged as lave. It is now mostly literary or poetic: waves lave the shore.
Root lav still carries 19 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
Gentle waves laved the white sand at dawn.
- 2.
She laved the wound with cool, clean water.