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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  • At London’s Clarify Clinics, founder Yael Cohen has developed the controversial Clari Procedure, a patented two-hour IV treatment that claims to purify the blood plasma.
    — Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
  • BioFiltro, a company founded in Chile, puts red wigglers in a bed of chips to purify wastewater from dairy stalls.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of purify
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  • Today’s anti-frizz formulas are lighter than ever, from sulfate-free shampoos that cleanse without stripping to featherlight leave-ins, heat-protecting mists, and bond-building treatments that strengthen strands from within.
    — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Going winless for an entire season — rebuild or not — would produce a level of shame that doesn’t get cleansed from your resume.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of cleanse
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  • The government of Qatar, perhaps chastened by the blockade, supplied two hundred million more.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The party left both the 2016 and 2020 cycles chastened by predictions of huge gains that never materialized.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 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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  • There’s something freeing about exorcising negativity through song that keeps people coming back.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Infuriated and betrayed, Gabe decides to exorcize his rage by partying.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of exorcise
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“Lustrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lustrate. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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