decontaminate

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ contaminate.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /diːkənˈtæmɪneɪt/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Verb

decontaminate (third-person singular simple present decontaminates, present participle decontaminating, simple past and past participle decontaminated)

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

Derived terms

Translations

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

decontaminate

  1. inflection of decontaminare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

decontaminate f pl

  1. feminine plural of decontaminato