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antisepticize
[an-ti-sep-tuh-sahyz] 
| Main Entry: |
disinfect
[dis-in-fekt]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make clean, pure |
| Synonyms: | antisepticize, cleanse, decontaminate, deodorize, fumigate, purify, sanitize, sterilize |
| Antonyms: | dirty, pollute |
| Main Entry: | sanitize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sterilize |
| Synonyms: | antisepticize, clean, decontaminate, disinfect, freshen, fumigate, make sanitary, purify |
| Main Entry: | sterilize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make clean or unproductive |
| Synonyms: | alter, antisepticize, autoclave, castrate, change, clean, decontaminate, desexualize, disinfect, emasculate, fix, fumigate, incapacitate, make sterile, neuter, pasteurize, purify, sanitize, spay |
| Antonyms: | dirty |
| Main Entry: | spay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sterilize |
| Synonyms: | alter, antisepticize, autoclave, castrate, change, clean, decontaminate, desexualize, disinfect, emasculate, fix*, fumigate, geld, incapacitate, make sterile, neuter, pasteurize, purify, sanitize, unsex |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unsex |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sterilize |
| Synonyms: | alter, antisepticize, autoclave, castrate, change, clean, decontaminate, desexualize, disinfect, emasculate, fix*, fumigate, geld, incapacitate, make sterile, neuter, pasteurize, purify, sanitize, spay |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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