disinfect (verb)
1disinfect — ► VERB ▪ make clean and free from infection, especially with a chemical disinfectant. DERIVATIVES disinfection noun …
2disinfect — verb (T) to clean something with a chemical that destroys bacteria: First use some iodine to disinfect the wound. | Disinfect the area thoroughly …
3disinfect — verb Disinfect is used with these nouns as the object: ↑contact lens …
4disinfect — verb use bleach to disinfect your kitchen surfaces Syn: sterilize, sanitize, clean, cleanse, purify, decontaminate; fumigate Ant: contaminate …
5disinfect — verb To sterilize by the use of cleaning agent such as bleach …
6disinfect — verb clean with a disinfectant in order to destroy bacteria. Derivatives disinfection noun …
7disinfect — [[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… …
8disinfect — UK [ˌdɪsɪnˈfekt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms disinfect : present tense I/you/we/they disinfect he/she/it disinfects present participle disinfecting past tense disinfected past participle disinfected to make something very clean by putting a …
9disinfect — transitive verb Etymology: Middle French desinfecter, from des dis + infecter to infect Date: 1598 to free from infection especially by destroying harmful microorganisms; broadly cleanse • disinfection noun …
10disinfect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. sterilize, sanitize, purify, fumigate. See cleanness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. purify, fumigate, sterilize, sanitize; see clean . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. sterilize, sanitize, purify,… …
