Decontaminate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To eliminate contamination in.
  • v. To make safe by eliminating poisonous or otherwise harmful substances, such as noxious chemicals or radioactive material.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To remove contamination from something, and thus render it safe.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To remove contamination or contaminants from, by a cleansing process; -- usually used of radioactive, infectious, or toxic materials.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. rid of contamination
    • Verb Form
    decontaminated    decontaminates    decontaminating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cleanse    clean   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    contaminate    laminate   
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