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disinfect

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Verb (transitive)
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dis=in=fect

OXFORD DICTIONARY

disinfect, v.tr. cleanse (a wound, a room, clothes, etc.) of infection, esp. with a disinfectant.

Derivative
disinfection n.
Etymology
F d{eacute}sinfecter (as DIS-, INFECT)

ROGET THESAURUS

disinfect

Cleanness

VB be clean, render clean, clean, cleanse, mundify, rinse, wring, flush, full, wipe, mop, sponge, scour, swab, scrub, brush up, wash, lave, launder, buck, absterge, deterge, decrassify, clear, purify, depurate, despumate, defecate, purge, expurgate, elutriate, lixiviate, edulcorate, clarify, refine, rack, filter, filtrate, drain, strain, disinfect, fumigate, ventilate, deodorize, whitewash, castrate, emasculate, sift, winnow, pick, weed, comb, rake, brush, sweep, rout out, clear out, sweep out, make a clean sweep of.


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