decontaminate

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decontaminate

/diːkənˈtæmɪneɪt/ UK

verb decontaminates · decontaminating · decontaminated

transitive To remove contamination from (something), rendering it safe.

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verb to remove contamination from (something), rendering it safe

Español	descontaminar
日本語	除染する josen suru
Français	décontaminer
Deutsch	dekontaminieren, entseuchen
Italiano	decontaminare
Русский	дезактиви́ровать dezaktivírovatʹ

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@misc{decontaminate_2026,
  title = {decontaminate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/decontaminate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}