lustrate

verb

Definition of lustratenext
as in to purify

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  1. purify
  2. cleanse
  3. chasten
  4. spiritualize
  5. exorcise
Verb
  • The sermon was built around a Bible passage, Malachi 3:1-4, about God's ability to purify people.
    Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Both purifying methods can measurably reduce indoor air pollution, according to the EPA.
    Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of purify
Verb
  • Then, cleanse your skin with a mild soap or cleanser.
    Brandi Jones, MSN-Ed, Health, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Foreo Luna 4 $279 $167 Nordstrom Gently cleanse skin of makeup, sweat, and excess oil with Foreo's Luna 4 Cleansing Device.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of cleanse
Verb
  • Los Blancos could have undone some of the damage done by a 0-4 chastening at the hands of bitter rival FC Barcelona with a statement win over Ancelotti's former employers AC Milan in the Champions League.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The 29-year-old can occasionally frustrate with his histrionics and cavalier playing style, but last season’s 4-0 defeat away at Crystal Palace was a chastening reminder of what the team can look like without him.
    Carl Anka, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
Definition of chasten
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  • None of this is intended to take away from the ambivalent and sometimes plainly harmful effects of attempts to spiritualize the pandemic.
    Benjamin Kirby, Quartz Africa, 1 May 2020
  • Thought and speech — thought’s public projection — are both combined and spiritualized.
    Brian T. Allen, National Review, 22 June 2019
Definition of spiritualize
Verb
  • More demons that can be considered exorcised, Payton said.
    Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
  • In the film, the Charles family must reconnect with its past to exorcise the spirit, both literal and existential, that troubles them.
    Stuart Miller, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of exorcise
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Thesaurus Entries Near lustrate

lusting (for or after)

lustrate

lustrated

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