In general, the act of purifying something by sprinkling water is called Abhyukṣaṇa (Abhyukshana) .According to Vāyupurāṇa (Vayupurana), after washing the containers used in rituals like śrāddha (sraddha; rites dedicated , and after performing ācamana, water is to be sprinkled over them — this is abhyukṣaṇa. In fact, abhyukṣaṇa is sprinkling water over things brought by others, such as flowers, galland, dūrvā grass, rice, etc. —
dravyasyānyasya tu tathā kuryādabhyukṣaṇaṃ punaḥ
parāhṛtānāṃ dravyānaṃ nidhāyābhyukṣaṇaṃ tathā.

The general meaning of abhyukṣaṇa is sprinkling water. In Raghuvaṃśam (Raghuvamsam) of Kālidāsa (Kalidasa), while the girls were sprinkling water over each other’s body — this is also called abhyukṣaṇa —pasaparābhyukṣaṇa-tatparāṇāṃ. However, the primary meaning of this water-sprinkling was part of Vedic ritual, since in Śāṃkhyāyana Śrautasūtra (Samkhyayana Srautasutra), the hotā performs abhyukṣaṇa by sprinkling water over his own body, after the Somayāga — during Avabhṛtha (Avabhritha)snāna(bath)