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Verb: decontaminate  `dee-kun'ta-mu`neyt
  1. Rid of contamination
    "The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city"

Derived forms: decontaminates, decontaminating, decontaminated

See also: decontamination

Type of: clean, cleanse

Antonym: contaminate

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