disinfect

  • 1Disinfect — Dis in*fect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disinfected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disinfecting}.] To free from infectious or contagious matter; to destroy putrefaction; to purify; to make innocuous. [1913 Webster] When the infectious matter and the infectious… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2disinfect — index decontaminate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3disinfect — 1590s, perhaps from Fr. désinfecter (16c.), or formed in English from DIS (Cf. dis ) + INFECT (Cf. infect). Related: Disinfected; disinfecting …

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  • 4disinfect — *sterilize, sanitize, fumigate Antonyms: infect …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 5disinfect — [v] make clean, pure antisepticize, cleanse, decontaminate, deodorize, fumigate, purify, sanitize, sterilize; concept 165 Ant. dirty, pollute …

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  • 6disinfect — ► VERB ▪ make clean and free from infection, especially with a chemical disinfectant. DERIVATIVES disinfection noun …

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  • 7disinfect — [dis΄in fekt′] vt. [Fr désinfecter: see DIS & INFECT] to destroy the harmful bacteria, viruses, etc. in or on; sterilize disinfection n …

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  • 8disinfect — dis|in|fect [ˌdısınˈfekt] v [T] 1.) to clean something with a chemical that destroys ↑bacteria ▪ First use some iodine to disinfect the wound. ▪ Disinfect the area thoroughly. 2.) to run a special computer program to get rid of a computer ↑virus …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9disinfect — [[t]dɪ̱sɪnfe̱kt[/t]] disinfects, disinfecting, disinfected VERB If you disinfect something, you clean it using a substance that kills germs. [V n] Chlorine is used to disinfect water... [V n] Make sure the draining board, sink and plug hole are… …

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  • 10disinfect — verb (T) to clean something with a chemical that destroys bacteria: First use some iodine to disinfect the wound. | Disinfect the area thoroughly …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English