ablute

verb, transitive + intransitive

ab·​lute ə-ˈblüt 

a-

abluted; abluting; ablutes

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

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1703, in the meaning defined above

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