decontaminate
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kənˈtæm 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 (ˌdiːkənˈtæmɪˌneɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Decontaminate
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Word Origin & History
decontaminate
1936, from de- + contaminate. Originally in reference to poison gas.
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Example sentences
Alcohol-based hand products decontaminate your hands only when they are already visibly clean.
Decontaminate cutting boards in between processing individual bats using one of the recommended products.
Employees who will decontaminate patients must be trained to identify when a hazardous substance is present.
Others are installing and operating systems to decontaminate radioactive water.
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