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abluted

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ab⋅lut⋅ed

[uh-bloo-tid]
–adjective
(of the hands, body, etc.) thoroughly washed.

Origin:
1640–50; ablute (prob. back formation from ablution ) + -ed 2
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ab·lut·ed   (ə-blōō'tĭd)   
adj.  Thoroughly washed clean.

[From ablution, on the model of such pairs as dilution, diluted.]
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