to ablute, wash
“Y aſsi, es regla general, que para q̃ aya Baptiſmo ha de tocar el agua al cuerpo, mojando, labando, ò abluyendo algunas partes dèl; porque ſi ſola una parte, v.g. vn punto de el cuerpo tan ſolamente tocaſſe el agua, y no ſe difundieſſe mas, no ſeria ablucion, y aſsi no ſeria Baptiſmo.” — And thus, as a general rule, for Baptism to take place, the water must touch the body, getting it wet, washing it, or abluting some parts of it; because if only one part, i.e. if only one point of the body touches the water, and it doesn't diffuse more, this wouldn't count as ablution, and therefore neither as Baptism.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃-der. Proto-Italic *lowō Latin lavō Latin abluerebor. Spanish abluir Borrowed from Latin abluere (“wash off, cleanse”).