Disinfect

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  • transitive verb. To cleanse so as to destroy or prevent the growth of disease-carrying microorganisms.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To cleanse from infection; purify from contagious or infectious matter; destroy the germs of disease in.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To free from infectious or contagious matter; to destroy putrefaction; to purify; to make innocuous.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To sterilize by the use of cleaning agent such as bleach.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing
    • Word Usage
    "The reason for cleaning first when you wish to disinfect is to remove organic matter—blood, feces, or food, for example—that might inactivate bleach and certain other household disinfectants."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    disease  poison  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    clean  make clean  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    antisepticize  chlorinate  sterilise  sterilize  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Brecht  Hecht  Select  affect  bedecked  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    askest  byproducts  cesspit  deodorizer  disinfection  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    asepticize  cauterize  fumigate  listerize  purify  
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