LUS'TRATE, verb transitive [Latin lustro, to cleanse. See Luster.] 1. To make clear or pure; to purify. [See Illustrate.] 2. To view; to survey.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
LUS'TRATE, verb transitive [Latin lustro, to cleanse. See Luster.] 1. To make clear or pure; to purify. [See Illustrate.] 2. To view; to survey.
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