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Vinony

decontaminate

verb

  1. clean completely
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /diːkənˈtæmɪneɪt/

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English contaminate English decontaminate From de- + contaminate.

  1. To remove contamination from (something), rendering it safe.