ab·​lute | \ ə-ˈblüt How to pronounce ablute (audio) , a-\
abluted; abluting; ablutes

Definition of ablute

chiefly British
: to wash one's body : to perform one's ablutions : bathe … the minimalist bathroom where he ablutes every day.— Rosita Boland, Irish Times, 12 Oct. 2009 After I finished the paper, I headed to the bathroom to ablute myself, as is my wholesome Canadian habit.— Ian Brown, Globe and Mail, 13 Mar. 2004 — see also abluted

First Known Use of ablute

1703, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for ablute

borrowed from Latin ablūtus, past participle of abluere “to wash off, cleanse,” or back-formation from abluted or ablution

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