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Verb Merriam Webster's Collegiate Lus·Trate Transitive  Latin  Participle Of 

Title lustrate
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
lus·trate

 \\ˈləs-ˌtrāt\\ transitive verb 
(lus·trat·ed ; lus·trat·ing)
 ETYMOLOGY  Latin lustratus, past participle of lustrare
 DATE  1653
: to purify ceremonially
• lus·tra·tion 
 \\ˌləs-ˈtrā-shən\\ noun
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition
v. Function: verb 

Synonyms: 
PURIFY
 2, cleanse, expurgate, purge
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
lus·trate
\ˈləˌstrāt, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin lustratus, past participle of lustrare to lustrate, brighten, from lustrum
: to cleanse or purify by lustration

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