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- DictionaryLus·trate/ˈləˌstrāt/
verb
- 1. purify by expiatory sacrifice, ceremonial washing, or some other ritual action: rare "a soul lustrated in the baptismal waters"
: to purify ceremonially. lustration. ˌlə-ˈstrā-shən. noun. Word History. Etymology. Latin lustratus, past participle of lustrare. First Known Use. 1653, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of lustrate was in 1653. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near lustrate. lustral. lustrate. lustratory.
Definitions of lustrate. verb. purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials. see more.
Lustrate definition: to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method.. See examples of LUSTRATE used in a sentence.
Aug 31, 2023 · lustrate (third-person singular simple present lustrates, present participle lustrating, simple past and past participle lustrated) Synonym of purify, to ritually cleanse or renew, particularly to do so with a propitiatory offering or the lustration, quinquennial ritual of the Roman censor to cleanse the city after a census.
lustrate. To purify by means of religious rituals or ceremonies.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Verb. 1. lustrate - purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials. purify, sanctify, purge - make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified".
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb lustrate, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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noun. lustrative (ˈlʌstrətɪv) adjective. Word origin. [ 1615–25; ‹ L lūstrātus, ptp. of lūstrāre to purify, illumine. See luster 1, -ate 1] Word Frequency. lustrate in British English. (ˈlʌstreɪt ) verb. (transitive) to purify by means of religious rituals or ceremonies. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
lustrate /ˈlʌstreɪt/ vb. ( transitive) to purify by means of religious rituals or ceremonies. Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin lūstrāre to brighten. lusˈtration n. 'lustrate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): overillustrate - preillustrate - reillustrate - superillustrate.
