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verb (used with object), de·con·tam·i·nated, de·con·tam·i·nat·ing.
1.
to make (an object or area) safe for unprotected personnel by removing, neutralizing, or destroying any harmful substance, as radioactive material or poisonous gas.
2.
to make free of contamination; purify: to decontaminate a sickroom.
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
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Word Origin & History
decontaminate
1936, from de- + contaminate. Originally in reference to poison gas.
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