ablute

English

Etymology

Back-formation from ablution.

Pronunciation

Verb

ablute (third-person singular simple present ablutes, present participle abluting, simple past and past participle abluted)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial) To wash oneself. [First attested in the Late 19th century.][1]
  2. (transitive, colloquial) To wash. [First attested in the Late 19th century.][1]

References

  1. “ablute” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.

Anagrams


Latin

Participle

ablute

  1. vocative masculine singular of ablutus
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