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
Rosita Boland, Irish Times, 12 Oct. 2009After 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 Ian Brown, Globe and Mail, 13 Mar. 2004
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