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DECONTAMINATE Synonyms

There are 6 synonyms of the word decontaminate. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word decontaminate. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for DECONTAMINATE

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cleanse
verb, nounv, n
verb

• clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing

• purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins

disinfect
verbv
verb

• destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing

purify
verbv
verb

• remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation

• make pure or free from sin or guilt

• become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin

sanitize
verbv
verb

• make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing

• make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features

sterilize
verbv
verb

• make free from bacteria

• make infertile

wash
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a thin coat of water-base paint

• the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

• the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)

• the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)

• the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

• a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other

• garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

• any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out

verb

• clean with some chemical process

• cleanse (one's body) with soap and water

• cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water

• move by or as if by water

• be capable of being washed

• admit to testing or proof

• separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)

• apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to

• remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent

• form by erosion

• make moist

• wash or flow against

• wash by removing particles

• to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking

Best Hypernyms For DECONTAMINATE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for decontaminate, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
cleanse clean disinfect purify sanitize sterilize

Alternatives for CLEANSE

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