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   Lus·trate

   /ˈləˌstrāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. purify by expiatory sacrifice, ceremonial washing, or some other ritual action: rare "a soul lustrated in the baptismal waters"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin lustrat- ‘purified by lustral rites’, from the verb lustrare, from lustrum (see lustrum).

   Derivatives

   • 1. lustration noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • L

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   • U

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   • S

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   • T

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   • R

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   • A

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   • E

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