Meaning of LUSTRATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'lustreyt
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[v] purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials |
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LUSTRATE is a 8 letter word that starts with L. |
| | See Also: | | purge, purify, sanctify | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lus"trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lustrated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Lustrating}.] [L. lustratus, p. p. of lustrare to
lustrate, fr. lustrum. See {Lustrum}.]
To make clear or pure by means of a propitiatory offering; to
purify.
We must purge, and cleanse, and lustrate the whole
city. --Hammond.
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