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To relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere.

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Usage examples (37)
  • If it was a good decision then I’ll high 5 myself in bask in an adulation of my own making. lol
  • Neither does Bragg "bask" in the celebrity style of which he is anonymously accused.
  • I bask in the sun and drink in the waters of the place.
  • We bask in the light, we close our eyes to the lightning.
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  • She could not "bask" (relax, luxuriate) while wearing her "basque" (tight-fitting bodice).
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