Decontaminate

Synonyms for "decontaminate" (70 found)

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Closest matches (14)

absolve acquit amnesty antisepticize autoclave boil chlorinate clean clear delouse destigmatize

Verb(3 words)

cleanse cleansed detoxified

Strong matches (21)

Verb(7 words)

detoxifies detoxify disinfect disinfected disinfects flush fumigated

Noun(2 words)

detoxing disinfecting

discharge disinfect dismissdispense fromexculpate excuse exemptexempt fromexonerate forgive free fumigate

Related words (35)

give absolutiongrant amnesty togrant immunitygrant remissionhygienize justifylet golet offnonpros pardon pasteurize purgequash the chargerefine release remit sanitate sanitizeset freeshrive

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sterilize vindicate whitewashwithdraw the charge

Verb(8 words)

irrigate purged purifies purify remediate rinse sanitize wash

Noun(2 words)

purging sterilizing

Adjective(1 words)

untainted

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6 relation types

More general

4 entries

cleancleaning procedurecleanse cleanup

More specific

8 entries

disinfecteye decontaminationradiological decontaminationsanitizeskin decontaminationsoil decontaminationsterilizewater decontamination

Collocations

6 entries

chemical decontaminationdecontaminant productdecontamination proceduresradiological decontaminationsoil decontaminationwater decontamination

Inflections

3 entries

decontaminated decontaminates decontaminating

Derivations

4 entries

decontaminable decontaminant decontamination decontaminator

Antonyms

1 entries

contaminate

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Ohio company Battelle has been trying for weeks to get FDA approval for an innovative system that can decontaminate 80,000 masks a day.

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