lustrate
[verb]
Synonyms: purify, cleanse, expurgate, purge

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lustrate verb. ['lʌstreɪt] E17.
[Latin lustrat- pa. ppl stem of lustrare purify by lustral rites, go round, etc., formed as LUSTRUM: see -ATE³.]
1. verb trans. View, survey. E-M17.
2. verb intrans. & trans. Pass or go through or through (a place). M17-E18.
3. verb trans. Purify by expiatory sacrifice, ceremonial washing, or other religious rite. M17.

■ lustrative adjective of or pertaining to ritual purification L19.

■ lustratory ['lʌstrǝt(ǝ)ri] adjective (rare) lustral, expiatory M18.

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