LUSTRATE Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

lustrate

verb

Definition of lustrate

as in to purify

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But what if the water and nutrients could be purified from whey permeate and used for other purposes?

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 17 Aug. 2026
Once hydrogen is flowing from the ground, how will the gas be purified?

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of purify

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The best shampoos cleanse your scalp and hair from roots to ends, freeing it from buildup and gunk without stripping the scalp of natural and vital oils.

— Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 16 Aug. 2026
That’s where Pattern’s new Detox Shampoo comes in to deeply cleanse the hair and scalp of all products and buildup without drying it out.

— Brianna J. Heath, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of cleanse

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The discipline and economy of Rosenwald’s philanthropy also provide a chastening contrast to our current hidebound efforts to help people.

— Harold Pollack, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
The Italian team arrived at Silverstone after a chastening Austria weekend, one race removed from Lewis Hamilton’s sensational win in Spain.

— Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 15 July 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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Playoff rematch Looking to exorcise the demons of last season’s Game 7 loss to the Montreal Canadiens?

— Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026
But on Wednesday afternoon in Atlanta, England was a mere five minutes away, plus stoppage time, from going back to the final for the first time in six decades, and coming one precious step closer from exorcizing all its World Cup demons.

— Sean Gregory, Time, 15 July 2026

Definition of exorcise

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