disinfect en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /dɪs.ɪnˈfɛkt/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From English dis- + infect, from Middle French desinfecter.
Meanings
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To sterilize by the use of cleaning agent.
An on-board cleaner passes through, disinfecting every grabrail and handhold as they pass.
2020 November 4, Paul Bigland, “At no point have I felt unsafe...”, in Rail, page 47:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disinfects | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| disinfecting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disinfected | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disinfected | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
disinfection · disinfector · disinfectation · disinfectable · disinfectant · redisinfect
Translations (43)
da desinficere (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · mn ᠬᠠᠯᠳᠠᠪᠤᠷᠢᠭᠦᠶᠢᠵᠢᠭᠦᠯᠬᠦ (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · be дэзінфіцы́раваць (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · bg обеззаразявам (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · fr désinfecter (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · sv desinfektera (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · fi desinfioida (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · ms nyahkuman (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · hu fertőtlenít (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · eo desinfekti (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · nrf d'sînfecter (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · be прадэзінфіцы́раваць (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · no desinfisere (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · vo sänäfätön (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · mn ᠠᠷᠢᠭᠤᠳᠬᠠᠬᠤ (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · de desinfizieren (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · gl desinfectar (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · oc desinfectar (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · lb desinfizéieren (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · ru обеззара́живать (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · eo antisepsi (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · ms nyahjangkit (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · uk знезара́жувати (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · uk продезінфікува́ти (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · ru дезинфици́ровать (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · pl odkażać (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · ru обеззара́зить (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · bg дезинфекцирам (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · pl odkazić (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · uk дезінфікува́ти (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · pl zdezynfekować (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · ca desinfectar (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · uk знезара́зити (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · cmn 消毒 (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · he חיטא \ חִטֵּא (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · el απολυμαίνω (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · mn халдваргүйжүүлэх (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · ja 消毒する (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · it disinfettare (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · pl dezynfekować (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · es desinfectar (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · pt desinfetar (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent) · mn ариутгах (sterilize by the use of cleaning agent)