abluo

== Latin == === Etymology === From ab- (“from, away from”) +‎ lavō (“to wash, cleanse”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈab.ɫu.oː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈab.lu.o] === Verb === abluō (present infinitive abluere, perfect active abluī, supine ablūtum); third conjugation, no passive to wash off, wash away, cleanse, purify (figuratively) to remove darkness ==== Conjugation ==== Passive forms of this verb are only known for the third-person. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Catalan: abluir French: abluer Portuguese: abluir === References === “abluo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “abluo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “abluo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Portuguese == === Verb === abluo first-person singular present indicative of abluir