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disinfect

/ disinfect /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing
"disinfect a wound"
Opposites:
infect taint
Type of:
clean make clean
Kinds of:
sterilize sterilise antisepticize chlorinate
Derived:
disinfection disinfectant germicide antimicrobic antimicrobial
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
29%
Sense Count
1
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
13
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

clean make clean sterilize sterilise antisepticize chlorinate infect taint