Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To purify by means of ceremony.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To go about; wander.
- To make clear or pure; purify by or as if by the ceremony of lustration. See
lustrum . - To luster.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To make clear or pure by means of a propitiatory offering; to purify.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To make clear or pure by means of a
propitiatory offering ; topurify .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Four second-century systems serve to il - lustrate common themes and variations on the themes.
GNOSTICISM ROBERT M. GRANT 1968
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In like manner the evil-eye curers, who still operate in isolated districts in these islands, draw water from under bridges "over which the dead and the living pass", [271] and mutter charms and lustrate victims.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Donald Alexander Mackenzie 1904
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The action plan must be time-phased and clearly il - lustrate the material handling systems, storage systems, production and pack - aging systems, and material control systems for the recommended Master Plan.
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The research team also provides many examples to il - lustrate a particular point or practice.
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There are four particulars which at this time we propose to il* lustrate, and to guard you against such abuse of them as there may be reason to apprehend.
Sermons on Prevalent Errors, and Vices and on Various Other Topics Georg Joachim Zollikofer 1812
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"The Athenians being afflicted with pestilence invited Epimenides to lustrate their city.
bilby commented on the word lustrate
Now here's a pretty term for purge.
September 23, 2008