lustrate

verb

Definition of lustratenext
as in to purify

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  1. purify
  2. cleanse
  3. chasten
  4. spiritualize
  5. exorcise
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  • Next, the raw material is handed over to Talga Group, a specialist firm that purifies the recycled feedstock into pristine, battery-grade graphite.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
  • And here, the researchers simply purified the translation machinery and supplied it to the SpudCells.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
Definition of purify
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  • Elevate your bathing routine with this creamy shower gel that gently cleanses and nourishes your skin with a blend of acai, cupuacu butter and coconut oil.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • The star ingredients, rosemary and biotin, work together to deeply nourish and cleanse the scalp and strands, as well as stimulate growth and keratin production.
    — Tessa Petak, InStyle, 4 July 2026
Definition of cleanse
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  • His reign has had notable highs but chastening lows.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • The loss chastens him just enough to take the edge off his insubordinate recklessness.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 May 2026
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
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  • Philadelphia came back against the Celtics from down 3-1 to exorcise some demons, too.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 7 July 2026
  • Whatever juju, imagined or self-made, permeating throughout the Braves’ roster over the last few weeks was exorcised Wednesday.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of exorcise
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