lustrate
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- transitive verb To purify by means of ceremony.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- adjective To go about; wander.
- verb To luster.
- verb To make clear or pure; purify by or as if by the ceremony of lustration.
Examples
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In like manner the evil-eye curers, who still operate in isolated districts in these islands, draw water from under bridges "over which the dead and the living pass", and mutter charms and lustrate victims.
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The Athenians being afflicted with pestilence invited Epimenides to lustrate their city.
Note
The word 'lustrate' comes from a Latin word meaning 'to purify (with rites); to review'.
