A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BATHE

Fri, 22 Dec '23
Soak (in)
Sat, 22 Jul '23
Come clean?
Thu, 4 May '23
Get in hot water, say
Sat, 4 Feb '23
Suffuse
Mon, 5 Sep '22
Wash oneself
Sun, 15 May '22
You usually do this lying down by yourself
Wed, 9 Feb '22
Have a soak
Wed, 8 Dec '21
Get into some hot water?