lustrate
Synonym of purify, to ritually cleanse or renew, particularly to do so with a…Synonym of purify, to ritually cleanse or renew, particularly to do so with a propitiatory offering or (historical) the lustration, quinquennial ritual of the Roman censor to cleanse the city after a census.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)Synonym of purify, to ritually cleanse or renew, particularly to do so with a propitiatory offering or (historical) the lustration, quinquennial ritual of the Roman censor to cleanse the city after a census.
(ambitransitive)Synonym of pass through, traverse.
(obsolete, transitive)Synonym of look, look over, survey.
(obsolete, transitive)Synonym of luster, to impart luster to, to make lustrous.
- purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials
Origin
From Latin lustrātus (“lustrated”), perfect passive participle of lustrō (see -ate (verb-fFrom Latin lustrātus (“lustrated”), perfect passive participle of lustrō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from lustrum (“ritual purification”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix), q.v. In reference to imparting luster, further via senses of Middle French lustre, from Old Italian lustro.
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Forms
lustrates, lustrating, lustrated, lustratedSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle