ablute

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UK/əˈbluːt/US/əˈblut/

verb

To wash oneself.

First used First attested in the Late 19ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 8
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Meanings

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

present singular third person ablutes · participle present abluting · participle past abluted · past abluted

  1. colloquialintransitiveTo wash oneself.First known use First attested in the Late 19ᵗʰ century.
  2. colloquialtransitiveTo wash.First known use First attested in the Late 19ᵗʰ century.

Origin

Back-formation from ablution.

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Translations

Norwegian Bokmål vaske, vaske
  • vasketo wash oneself
  • vasketo wash
Spanish abluir, abluir
  • abluirto wash oneself
  • abluirto wash
Swedish att tvaga sig, att tvaga sig
  • att tvaga sigto wash oneself
  • att tvaga sigto wash

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ablute

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APA

ablute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ablute

MLA

“ablute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ablute. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ablute,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ablute.

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