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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'disinfect'

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1. (verb) disinfect
destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing
Antonyms: infect, taint

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'disinfect'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. disinfect
To clean is to make clean by removing dirt, impurities, or soil of any kind. Cleanse implies a worse condition to start from, and more to do, than clean. Hercules cleansed the Augean stables.
Synonyms: cleanse, brush, dust, purify, scour, sponge, wash, clean, lave, rinse, scrub, sweep, wipe, disinfect, mop
Antonyms: befoul, bespatter, debase, deprave, soil, stain, taint, besmear, contaminate, defile, pollute, spoil, sully, vitiate, besmirch, corrupt

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disinclined disincline disinfectant disinfect disinfection disinfestation disinfestation officer

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