disinfect

tr.v., -fect·ed, -fect·ing, -fects.

To cleanse so as to destroy or prevent the growth of disease-carrying microorganisms: disinfect a wound.

disinfection dis'in·fec'tion n.

To remove the virus code that has attached itself to a legitimate file. Sometimes, the antivirus program cannot untangle the code, and the infected file has to be deleted. See quarantine.

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verb

To render free of microorganisms: decontaminate, sanitize, sterilize. See clean/dirty.

v

Definition: make clean, pure
Antonyms: dirty, pollute

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(dis′infekt′)
v

To destroy pathogenic microorganisms.

To free from pathogenic organisms, or to render them inert.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - desinficere

Nederlands (Dutch)
desinfecteren, ontsmetten

Français (French)
v. tr. - désinfecter

Deutsch (German)
v. - entseuchen, desinfizieren, entkeimen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απολυμαίνω, απαλλάσσω από μίασμα

Italiano (Italian)
disinfettare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desinfetar

Русский (Russian)
дезинфицировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desinfectar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - desinficera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
消毒

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 消毒

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 살균하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 消毒する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعقم ( من البكتيريا او الجراثيم), يطهر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חיטא, טיהר‬

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