decontaminate en · VERB
Pronunciation
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- /diːkənˈtæmɪneɪt/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English contaminate English decontaminate From de- + contaminate.
Meanings
- (transitive) To remove contamination from (something), rendering it safe.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| decontaminated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| decontaminated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| decontaminating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| decontaminates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
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Translations (15)
ga dí-éilligh (to remove contamination from (something), rendering it safe) · ru дезактиви́ровать (to remove contamination from (something), rendering it safe) · fi puhdistaa saasteista (to remove contamination from (something), rendering it safe) · ga díthruailligh (to remove contamination from (something), rendering it safe) · da desinficere (to remove contamination from (something), rendering it safe) · de entseuchen (to remove contamination from (something), rendering it safe) · lb entgëften (to remove contamination from (something), rendering it safe) · it decontaminare (to remove contamination from (something), rendering it safe) · fr décontaminer (to remove contamination from (something), rendering it safe) · de dekontaminieren (to remove contamination from (something), rendering it safe) · da rense (to remove contamination from (something), rendering it safe) · es descontaminar (to remove contamination from (something), rendering it safe) · fi puhdistaa saasteesta (to remove contamination from (something), rendering it safe) · nb dekontaminere (to remove contamination from (something), rendering it safe) · ja 除染する (to remove contamination from (something), rendering it safe)