disinfect (verb)
51chlo´rin|a´tor — chlo|rin|ate «KLR uh nayt, KLOHR », transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. 1. to combine with chlorine. 2. to treat with chlorine: a) to disinfect or sterilize (water or sewage) by the use of chlorine: »to chlorinate water in a swimming pool. b) to… …
52chlo´rin|a´tion — chlo|rin|ate «KLR uh nayt, KLOHR », transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. 1. to combine with chlorine. 2. to treat with chlorine: a) to disinfect or sterilize (water or sewage) by the use of chlorine: »to chlorinate water in a swimming pool. b) to… …
53chlo|rin|ate — «KLR uh nayt, KLOHR », transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. 1. to combine with chlorine. 2. to treat with chlorine: a) to disinfect or sterilize (water or sewage) by the use of chlorine: »to chlorinate water in a swimming pool. b) to treat (gold or… …
54dis|in|fect — «DIHS ihn FEHKT», transitive verb. to destroy the disease germs in or on: »to disinfect dental instruments. Garbage chutes lead into a…device that compresses the refuse, disinfects it, and even sprays it with perfume (New York Times). SYNONYM(S) …
55fu|mi|gate — «FYOO muh gayt», transitive verb, gat|ed, gat|ing. 1. to disinfect or purify with fumes; expose to fumes: »They fumigated the building to kill the cockroaches. 2. to scent with fumes; perfume: »The Cathedral had been thoroughly fumigated with… …
56san|i|tize — «SAN uh tyz», transitive verb, tized, tiz|ing. 1. to make sanitary; disinfect: »The unit is intended to keep the water well above 145 degrees, “the lowest temperature at which clothes still could be sanitized” (Newsweek). 2. Figurative. to give a …
57ster|i|lize — «STEHR uh lyz», transitive verb, lized, liz|ing. 1. to make free from living germs or microorganisms, as by heating or otherwise: »By boiling the water we sterilized it, making it fit to drink. SYNONYM(S): disinfect, purify. 2. to deprive of… …
