[ˈab.ɫu.oː], [ˈab.lu.o]
OrigoFrom ab- (“from, away from”) + lavō (“to wash, cleanse”).
- conjugation-3to wash off, wash away, cleanse, purify
“‘ablue praeteritī periūria temporis,’ inquit” — “Wash away the false oaths of time passed,” he says, “wash away the dishonest words of the day gone by.”
(A merchant is praying at a spring, fountain, or well dedicated to Mercury (mythology).)
- conjugation-3, figurativelyto remove darkness
Formaeabluō(canonical) · no passive(canonical) · abluere(infinitive, present) · abluī(active, perfect) · ablūtum(supine) · abluō(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · abluis(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · abluit(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · abluimus(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · abluitis(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · abluunt(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · abluēbam(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · abluēbās(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · abluēbat(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · abluēbāmus(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · abluēbātis(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · abluēbant(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · abluam(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · abluēs(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular) · abluet(active, future, indicative, singular, third-person)
Fons: Vicitionarium