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Definition of 'decontaminate'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) decontaminate
to make (an object or area) safe by removing or neutralizing any harmful substance, as radioactive material or poisonous gas.

2. decontaminate
to free from contamination; purify.

Etymology: (1935–40)

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1. (verb) decontaminate
rid of contamination
"The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city"

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