Bake Word Meaning

Old English bacan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bakken and German backen

cook (food) by dry heat without direct exposure to a flame, typically in an oven

cook food by dry heat

• they bake their own bread and cakes

(of the sun or other agency) subject (something) to dry heat, especially so as to harden it

subject something to dry heat

• the soil in the desert is baked dry by the fierce heat of the sun

a dish consisting of a mixture of ingredients cooked in an oven

baked dish

• a vegetable bake