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disinfect - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'disinfect' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Disinfect [ v. t.]
- To free from infectious or contagious matter; to destroy putrefaction; to purify; to make innocuous.

Meaning of 'disinfect' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . disinfect [ v]
Meaning (1):
- destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing
Example in sentence:
  • disinfect a wound