ablute

English

Etymology

Back-formation from ablution.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈbluːt/
(US) IPA^(key): /əˈblut/
Rhymes: -uːt

Verb

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

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

References

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

Anagrams

batule

Latin

Participle

ablute

vocative masculine singular of ablutus

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