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lustrate

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lus⋅trate

  [luhs-treyt]
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–verb (used with object), -trat⋅ed, -trat⋅ing.
to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method.
Origin:
1615–25; < L lūstrātus, ptp. of lūstrāre to purify, illumine. See luster 1 , -ate 1

Related forms:
lus⋅tra⋅tion, noun
lus⋅tra⋅tive  [luhs-truh-tiv] , adjective
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lus·trate   (lŭs'trāt')   
tr.v.   lus·trat·ed, lus·trat·ing, lus·trates
To purify by means of ceremony.

[Latin lūstrāre, lūstrāt-, to purify, make bright; see luster.]
lus·tra'tion n., lus'tra·tive (-trə-tĭv) adj.
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