baste1Pronunciation: /beɪst/Translate baste | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of baste verb [with object] pour fat or juices over (meat) during cooking in order to keep it moist: slip herbs under the skin and baste the chicken constantly (as noun basting)keep any remaining sauce ready for bastingDerivatives baster noun Origin: late 15th century: of unknown originbaste in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of baste in the US English dictionary