| Meaning | purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | purify, purge, sanctify | make pure or free from sin or guilt |
| Nouns | lustrum | a ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census |
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