Dictionary Definition
decontaminate v : rid of contamination; "The soil
around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the
city" [ant: contaminate]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
- To remove contamination from something, and thus render it safe.
Related terms
Italian
Verb
decontaminate- Form of Second-person plural imperative|decontaminare#Italian, decontaminare
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
absolve, acquit, amnesty, antisepticize, autoclave, boil, chlorinate, clear, delouse, destigmatize, discharge, disinfect, dismiss, dispense from, exculpate, excuse, exempt, exempt from, exonerate, forgive, free, fumigate, give absolution,
grant amnesty to, grant immunity, grant remission, hygienize, justify, let go, let off,
nonpros, pardon, pasteurize, purge, quash the charge, release, remit, sanitate, sanitize, set free, shrive, sterilize, vindicate, whitewash, withdraw the
charge