Esp. of fire: that purges; cleansing, purifying.

= purificatory, adj.

That clarifies or makes clear.

That laves in various senses; †flowing, washing, purifying; bathing (in quot. intransitive).

Imparting a sweet taste, smell, etc.; freeing from taint, purifying.

That purifies or refines something. Cf. defecation, n. 1. Now rare.

= lustrating n. adj. at lustrate, v.1 derivatives.