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lustrate

[luhs-treyt]

verb (used with object), -trat·ed, -trat·ing.

to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method.

Origin:
1615–25; < Latin lūstrātus, past participle of lūstrāre to purify, illumine. See luster¹, -ate¹

Related forms

lus·tra·tion, noun

lus·tra·tive

[luhs-truh-tiv] , adjective

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lustrate (ˈlʌstreɪt)

—vb
	(tr) to purify by means of religious rituals or ceremonies

[C17: from Latin lūstrāre to brighten]

lus'tration

—n

lustrative

—*adj*

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