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Main Entry:
decontaminate
[
dee-k
uh
n-
tam
-
uh
-neyt
]
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/
ˌdikənˈtæməˌneɪt
/
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Part of Speech:
verb
Definition:
clean
Synonyms:
antiseptize
,
cleanse
, disinfect, fumigate, make sterile,
purify
, sanitize, sterilize,
wash
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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