decontaminate

🇺🇸 /ˌdiːkənˈtæmɪneɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˌdiːkənˈtæmɪneɪt/
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verb
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clean something to remove dangerous or unhealthy substances

Workers had to decontaminate the area after the chemical spill.

translation

v. clean something to remove dangerous or unhealthy substances

Word Forms

3rd Present decontaminates
Past decontaminated
Perfect decontaminated
Progressive decontaminating

Synonyms

purge v. 清洗, 净化 sweep v. 扫地, 扫除, 扫荡, 横扫, 席卷, 挥动, 蔓延, 扫视, 掠过, 梳拢, 弯曲 wipe v. 擦拭, 擦去, 擦除, 抹去 clean adj. 干净的, 整洁的, 环保的, 空白的, 全年龄的, 无违法记录的, 无违禁品的, 清醒的, 公平的, 平滑的, 熟练的, 无错误的, 清新的

Antonyms

muddy adj. 泥泞的, 浑浊的, 暗淡的 defile v. 玷污 taint v. 污染 pollute v. 污染 soil n. 土壤, 国土

Similar Words

contaminate v. 污染, 毒害 decontamination n. 去污