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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

B'ASK, v.i. [The origin of this word is not obvious.]
To lie in warmth; to be exposed to genial heat; to be at ease and thriving under benign influences; as, to bask in the blaze of day; to bask in the sunshine of royal favor. The word includes the idea of some continuance of exposure.
B'ASK, v.t. To warm by continued exposure to heat; to warm with genial heat.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory" [syn: enjoy, bask, relish, savor, savour]
2: be exposed; "The seals were basking in the sun"

Merriam Webster's

verb Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old Norse bathask, reflexive of batha to bathe; akin to Old English bęth bath Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere 2. to take pleasure or derive enjoyment <basked in the spotlight> transitive verb obsolete to warm by continued exposure to heat

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.intr. 1 sit or lie back lazily in warmth and light (basking in the sun). 2 (foll. by in) derive great pleasure (from) (basking in glory). Phrases and idioms: basking shark a very large shark, Cetorhinus maximus, which often lies near the surface. Etymology: ME, app. f. ON: rel. to BATHE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bask Bask, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Basked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Basking.] [ OScand. ba?ask to bathe one's self, or perh. bakask to bake one's self, sk being reflexive. See Bath, n., Bake, v. t.] To lie in warmth; to be exposed to genial heat. Basks in the glare, and stems the tepid wave. --Goldsmith.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bask Bask, v. t. To warm by continued exposure to heat; to warm with genial heat. Basks at the fire his hairy strength. --Milton.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(basks, basking, basked) 1. If you bask in the sunshine, you lie somewhere sunny and enjoy the heat. All through the hot, still days of their holiday Amy basked in the sun... Crocodiles bask on the small sandy beaches. VERB: V in n, V 2. If you bask in someone's approval, favour, or admiration, you greatly enjoy their positive reaction towards you. He has spent a month basking in the adulation of the fans back in Jamaica... VERB: V in n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. n. 1. Lie warming, warm one's self joyously, luxuriate. 2. Rejoice, be shone upon, be bathed, revel, prosper. II. v. a. Bathe, warm, expose.

Moby Thesaurus

adore, appreciate, bask in, be pleased with, delight in, derive pleasure from, devour, eat up, enjoy, feast on, freak out on, get high on, gloat over, groove on, indulge, indulge in, insolate, like, love, luxuriate, luxuriate in, rejoice in, relish, revel, revel in, riot in, roll, rollick, savor, smack the lips, sun, sun-dry, sunbathe, swim in, take pleasure in, wallow in, welter