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)
- (transitive) To remove contamination from (something), rendering it safe.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
to remove contamination from (something), rendering it safe
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Italian
Etymology 1
Verb
decontaminate
- inflection of decontaminare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Etymology 2
Participle
decontaminate f pl
- feminine plural of decontaminato