"lustrate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lustrates [present, singular, third-person], lustrating [participle, present], lustrated [participle, past], lustrated [past]
Etymology: From Latin lustratus (“lustrated”) parsed as a verb via English -ate, from lustrare, from lustrum (“ritual purification”) + o (“forming verbs”), q.v. In reference to imparting luster, further via senses of Middle French lustre, from Old Italian lustro. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|lustratus||lustrated}} Latin lustratus (“lustrated”), {{m|en|-ate}} -ate, {{m|la|lustro|lustrare}} lustrare, {{m|la|lustrum||ritual purification}} lustrum (“ritual purification”), {{m|la|o||forming verbs}} o (“forming verbs”), {{der|en|frm|lustre}} Middle French lustre, {{der|en|roa-oit|lustro}} Old Italian lustro Head templates: {{en-verb}} lustrate (third-person singular simple present lustrates, present participle lustrating, simple past and past participle lustrated)
  1. (transitive) Synonym of purify, to ritually cleanse or renew, particularly to do so with a propitiatory offering or (historical) the lustration, quinquennial ritual of the Roman censor to cleanse the city after a census. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Ancient Rome, Religion, Roman mythology Synonyms: purify [synonym, synonym-of], to ritually cleanse or renew [synonym, synonym-of], particularly to do so with a propitiatory offering or [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-lustrate-en-verb-zBDUkF4p Disambiguation of Ancient Rome: 45 11 40 4 Disambiguation of Religion: 100 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Roman mythology: 49 10 36 5 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ate Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate: 19 36 34 11
  2. (transitive, intransitive, with 'through') Synonym of pass through, traverse. Tags: intransitive, transitive Categories (topical): Ancient Rome Synonyms: pass through [synonym, synonym-of], traverse [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-lustrate-en-verb-rAPxH~QN Disambiguation of Ancient Rome: 45 11 40 4 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ate Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate: 19 36 34 11
  3. (transitive, obsolete) Synonym of look, look over, survey. Tags: obsolete, transitive Categories (topical): Ancient Rome Synonyms: look [synonym, synonym-of], look over [synonym, synonym-of], survey [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-lustrate-en-verb-atvGHMaS Disambiguation of Ancient Rome: 45 11 40 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 25 39 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate: 19 36 34 11
  4. (transitive, obsolete) Synonym of luster, to impart luster to, to make lustrous. Tags: obsolete, transitive Synonyms: luster [synonym, synonym-of], to impart luster to [synonym, synonym-of], to make lustrous [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-lustrate-en-verb-7lSajlLY Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ate Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate: 19 36 34 11

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of luster, to impart luster to, to make lustrous."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "luster",
          "luster#English"
        ],
        [
          "impart",
          "impart"
        ],
        [
          "luster",
          "luster"
        ],
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ],
        [
          "lustrous",
          "lustrous"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, obsolete) Synonym of luster, to impart luster to, to make lustrous."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "luster"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "to impart luster to"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "to make lustrous"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lustrate"
}

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