epuration

noun

ep·​u·​ra·​tion

ˌepyəˈrāshən

plural -s

: purification

specifically : the criminal prosecution of French and Italian officials held after World War II to have been fascists or collaborators

Word History

Etymology

French épuration, from épurer + -ation

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Rhymes for epuration

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation