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