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==English==

===Etymology===
From {{etyl|enm}} {{term|baken|lang=enm}}, {{etyl|ang}} {{term|bacan|lang=ang}}, from {{proto|Germanic|bakanan|lang=en}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/beɪk/}}, {{SAMPA|/beIk/}}
* {{audio|en-us-bake.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|eɪk}}

====Verb====
{{en-verb|bakes|baking|baked|baked}}

# {{transitive|ergative}} To [[cook]] (something) in an [[oven]], but not in fat. Compare [[roast]].
#: ''To '''bake''' bread.''
#: ''I '''baked''' a delicious cherry pie.''
# {{transitive}} To dry by heat.
# {{transitive|figuratively}} (Of a person, the weather, or an object:) To be [[hot]].
#: ''It is '''baking''' in the greenhouse.''
#: ''I'm '''baking''' after that workout in the gym.''
# {{intransitive}} To become baked.
#: ''The bread is '''baking''' at the moment.''
# {{slang|intransitive}} To smoke [[marijuana]].

===Synonyms===
* See also [[Thesaurus:cook]]

===Derived terms===
* [[baked]] 
* [[bake-off]]
* [[baking]] 
* [[in a bake]]
* [[half-baked]]

===Related terms===
* [[roast]]

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{UK}} Any of various baked dishes resembling [[casserole]].
# The act of cooking food by baking.

===Thesaurus===
[[air-dry]], [[anhydrate]], [[barbecue]], [[baste]], [[be in heat]], [[blanch]], [[blaze]], [[bloom]], [[blot]], [[boil]], [[braise]], [[brew]], [[broil]], [[brown]], [[brush]], [[burn]], [[choke]], [[coddle]], [[combust]], [[cook]], [[cure]], [[curry]], [[dehumidify]], [[dehydrate]], [[desiccate]], [[devil]], [[do]], [[do to perfection]], [[drain]], [[dry]], [[evaporate]], [[exsiccate]], [[fire]], [[flame]], [[flame up]], [[flare]], [[flare up]], [[flicker]], [[flush]], [[fricassee]], [[frizz]], [[frizzle]], [[fry]], [[gasp]], [[glaze]], [[glow]], [[griddle]], [[grill]], [[heat]], [[incandesce]], [[insolate]], [[kiln]], [[melt]], [[mold]], [[mummify]], [[oven-bake]], [[pan]], [[pan-broil]], [[pant]], [[parboil]], [[parch]], [[poach]], [[pot]], [[prepare]], [[prepare food]], [[radiate heat]], [[roast]], [[rub]], [[saute]], [[scald]], [[scallop]], [[scorch]], [[sear]], [[seethe]], [[shape]], [[shimmer with heat]], [[shirr]], [[shrivel]], [[simmer]], [[smoke]], [[smolder]], [[smother]], [[soak up]], [[spark]], [[sponge]], [[steam]], [[stew]], [[stifle]], [[stir-fry]], [[suffocate]], [[sun]], [[sun-dry]], [[swab]], [[sweat]], [[swelter]], [[throw]], [[toast]], [[torrefy]], [[towel]], [[turn a pot]], [[weazen]], [[wipe]], [[wither]], [[wizen]]