decontaminate
verb
de路con路tam路i路nate
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decontaminated;
decontaminating;
decontaminates
Definition of decontaminate
: to rid of contamination (such as radioactive material)
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Other Words from decontaminate
decontamination
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noun
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noun
decontaminator
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noun
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noun
Examples of decontaminate in a Sentence
Special workers were called in to decontaminate the area after the oil spill.
Recent Examples on the Web
Several hundred protesters started blocking access to the landfill 10 days ago, demanding it be decontaminated. — Washington Post, "Bosnian city of Mostar awash in trash amid landfill protest," 19 June 2019 Some of the streets around Notre Dame Cathedral will be decontaminated to ensure locals and workers are not exposed to unsafe levels of lead following the April blaze that left the Paris historic landmark gutted. — Fox News, "Notre Dame cathedral's surrounding streets to be decontaminated of lead," 13 Aug. 2019 Unlike a neat and tidy factory, where robots can be programmed to undertake repetitive tasks without any surprises, decontaminating an old nuclear site requires the ability to operate in an unstructured environment. — The Economist, "Cleaning up nuclear waste is an obvious task for robots," 20 June 2019 A few days after Landu decontaminated Mwenze鈥檚 house, her employment contract with the World Health Organisation came to an end. — Sally Hayden, Time, "Inside the Battle to Save Congo From the Ebola Crisis," 19 June 2019 At least 63 farmworkers may have been affected, and a hazardous materials team was called to decontaminate the workers by rinsing them off in the vineyard, Tucker said. — Alejandra Reyes-velarde, latimes.com, "63 farmworkers treated after insecticide sprayed in nearby field sickens some," 19 June 2019 Reservoirs popular with recreational users in Boulder County have policies governing what boaters have to do before putting in, efforts to decontaminate all crafts entering local waters and biology to thank for the good news. — Sam Lounsberry, The Denver Post, "Boating policies, inspections keep invasive mussels at bay in Boulder, Broomfield counties," 22 July 2019 Unlike a neat and tidy factory, where robots can be programmed to undertake repetitive tasks without any surprises, decontaminating an old nuclear site requires the ability to operate in an unstructured environment. — The Economist, "Cleaning up nuclear waste is an obvious task for robots," 20 June 2019 Unlike a neat and tidy factory, where robots can be programmed to undertake repetitive tasks without any surprises, decontaminating an old nuclear site requires the ability to operate in an unstructured environment. — The Economist, "Cleaning up nuclear waste is an obvious task for robots," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'decontaminate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for decontaminate
decontaminate
verb
English Language Learners Definition of decontaminate
: to remove dirty or dangerous substances (such as radioactive material) from (a person, thing, place, etc.)
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decontaminate
transitive verb
de路con路tam路i路nate
| \ 藢d膿-k蓹n-藞tam-蓹-藢n膩t
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decontaminated;
decontaminating
Medical Definition of decontaminate
: to rid of contamination (as radioactive material)
Other Words from decontaminate
decontamination
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noun
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noun
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