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verb (used with object), de·con·tam·i·nated, de·con·tam·i·nat·ing.

to make (an object or area) safe for unprotected personnel by removing, neutralizing, or destroying any harmful substance, as radioactive material or poisonous gas.

to make free of contamination; purify: to decontaminate a sickroom.

Origin:
1935–40; de- + contaminate

Related forms

de·con·tam·i·na·tion, noun

de·con·tam·i·na·tive, adjective

de·con·tam·i·na·tor, noun

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decontaminate (ˌdiːkənˈtæmɪˌneɪt)

—vb
	(tr) to render (an area, building, object, etc) harmless by the removal, distribution, or neutralization of poisons, radioactivity, etc

decon'taminant

—n

decontami'nation

—n

decon'taminative

—*adj*

decon'taminator

—n

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Word Origin & History

decontaminate

1936, from de- + contaminate. Originally in reference to poison gas.

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