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disinfect
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disinfect
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb disinfect has 1 sense
- disinfect(v = verb.body) Array - destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing; "disinfect a wound" is one way to clean, make clean
Derived forms noun disinfectant1, adjective disinfectant1, noun disinfection1
Antonym: infect
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
OXFORD DICTIONARY
disinfect, v.tr. cleanse (a wound, a room, clothes, etc.) of infection, esp. with a disinfectant.
Derivative
disinfection n.
Etymology
F d{eacute}sinfecter (as DIS-, INFECT)
ROGET THESAURUS
disinfect
Cleanness
VB be clean, render clean, clean, cleanse, mundify, rinse, wring, flush, full, wipe, mop, sponge, scour, swab, scrub, brush up, wash, lave, launder, buck, absterge, deterge, decrassify, clear, purify, depurate, despumate, defecate, purge, expurgate, elutriate, lixiviate, edulcorate, clarify, refine, rack, filter, filtrate, drain, strain, disinfect, fumigate, ventilate, deodorize, whitewash, castrate, emasculate, sift, winnow, pick, weed, comb, rake, brush, sweep, rout out, clear out, sweep out, make a clean sweep of.
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