verb
Meaning 1
To wash oneself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Colloquial Variant guide
ablute
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /əˈbluːt/
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US: /əˈblut/
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rhymes with -uːt
verb
Meaning 2
To wash.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Back-formation from ablution.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Norwegian Bokmål: vaske — to wash oneself
- Spanish: abluir — to wash oneself
- Swedish: att tvaga sig — to wash oneself
- Norwegian Bokmål: vaske — to wash
- Spanish: abluir — to wash
- Swedish: att tvaga sig — to wash