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disinfect

verb

/ˌdɪsɪnˈfɛkt/

Meaning

to clean something thoroughly to destroy bacteria or viruses

The nurse disinfected the wound before applying a bandage.

sterilize, sanitize, cleanse, purify

contaminate, infect

disinfect hands, disinfect wounds, disinfect surfaces, disinfect area

Set up on a firm or permanent basis; having existed for a long time and therefore recognized.

to make a serious or angry facial expression by wrinkling the forehead

To calibrate again or differently; to adjust or correct something based on new information or change...

To form a mental image of something; to imagine.

to shock or surprise someone greatly; to knock someone unconscious or dazed

to get or accept something that is given or sent