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- Verb: Ablute
- abluted; abluting; ablutes
chiefly British
: to wash one’s body : to perform one’s ablutions : bathe
- abluted; abluting; ablutes
- Synonyms:
- bath
- cleansing
- decontamination
- lavation
- purification
- shower
- Usage:
- “ Like the orientation of toilet paper, shower times are surprisingly divisive. One group swears you need a morning shower to make the most of your day. The evening team, on the other hand, holds that anyone who doesn’t wash before bed is a grimy heathen whose sheets are besmirched by filth. Some people – compromisers – suggest you can get the best of both worlds by abluting twice a day. “
- Encountered:
- While reading the fluff piece: There is a perfect time to shower – and it’s not when you think in The Guardian
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