lustrative
treɪt verb (used with object), lus·trat·ed, lus·trat·ing.
to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method.
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| —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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Lustrative
is always a great word to know.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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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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