Lustrate (Verb)
Meaning
Purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The priest held a ceremony to lustrate the temple after a period of conflict and disorder.
- In the post-Communist era, the Czech Republic implemented lustration laws to lustrate those who collaborated with the secret police.
- She went to see a spiritual leader to lustrate her of the painful memories of her past.
- The new government sought to lustrate the former officials who had been involved in corruption during the previous regime.
- After years of turmoil, the community came together to lustrate the public spaces and start anew.