Definition of Lustrate

1. Verb. Purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials.

Generic synonyms: Purge, Purify, Sanctify
Derivative terms: Lustrum

Definition of Lustrate

1. v. t. To make clear or pure by means of a propitiatory offering; to purify.

Definition of Lustrate

1. to purify ceremonially [v -TRATED, -TRATING, -TRATES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lustrate

lustfulness
lustfulnesses
lustick
lustier
lustiest
lustihood
lustihoods
lustily
lustiness
lustinesses
lusting
lustique
lustless
lustra
lustral
lustrate (current term)
lustrated
lustrates
lustrating
lustration
lustrations
lustre
lustre
lustred
lustreless
lustrelessness
lustres
lustrine
lustrines
lustring

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