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BASKED
Verb
basked
simple past tense and past participle of bask
Source: Wiktionary
BASK
Bask, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Basked (p. pr. & vb. n. Basking.] Etym: [ OScand. ba to bathe one's self, or perh. bakask to bake one's self, sk being reflexive. See Bath, n., Bake, v. t.]
Definition: To lie in warmth; to be exposed to genial heat. Basks in the glare, and stems the tepid wave. Goldsmith.
Bask, v. t.
Definition: To warm by continued exposure to heat; to warm with genial heat. Basks at the fire his hairy strength. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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