See Also: lustrate(dictionary)

lustrate (iou)



lustrate verb. E17.
[Latin lustrat- pa. ppl stem of lustrare purify by lustral rites, go round, etc., formed as LUSTRUM: see -ATE3.]
1. verb trans. View, survey. E-M17.
2. verb intrans. & trans. Pass or go through or through (a place). M17-E18.
3. verb trans. Purify by expiatory sacrifice, ceremonial washing, or other religious rite. M17.
lustrative adjective of or pertaining to ritual purification L19.
lustratory adjective (rare) lustral, expiatory M18.