LUSTRATE


Meaning of LUSTRATE in English

[ 'lʌstreɪt ]

■ verb rare purify by sacrifice, washing, or other ritual action.

Derivatives

lustration noun

Origin

C17: from L. lustrat- , lustrare 'purify by lustral rites', from lustrum (see lustrum ).

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