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decontaminate
OXFORD DICTIONARY
decontaminate, v.tr. remove contamination from (an area, person, clothes, etc.).
Derivative
decontamination n.
THESAURUS
decontaminate
absolve, acquit, amnesty, antisepticize, autoclave, boil, chlorinate, clear, delouse, destigmatize, discharge, disinfect, dismiss, dispense from, exculpate, excuse, exempt, exempt from, exonerate, forgive, free, fumigate, give absolution, grant amnesty to, grant immunity, grant remission, hygienize, justify, let go, let off, nonpros, pardon, pasteurize, purge, quash the charge, release, remit, sanitate, sanitize, set free, shrive, sterilize, vindicate, whitewash, withdraw the chargeFor further exploring for "decontaminate" in Webster Dictionary Online