lustrate

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  1. transitive verb To purify by means of ceremony.

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  1. Latin lūstrāre, lūstrāt-, to purify, make bright; see luster.

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  1. from Latin lnstratus, past participle of lustrare (later Italian lustrare = Portuguese Spanish lustrar = French lustrer), purify by means of a propitiatory offering, from lustrum, a purificatory sacrifice: see lustrum.
  2. from Latin lustratus, past participle of lustrare, review, survey, go around, wander, deflected use of lustrare, purify by means of a propitiatory offering: see lustrate , luster .
  3. from Middle Latin lustratus, past participle of lustrare, illustrate, adorn, from lustrum, splendor: see luster , lustre . Cf. illustrate.
 

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/ˈləstreɪt/
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