Synonyms for disinfect
ˌdɪs ɪnˈfɛktdis·in·fect

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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. Cleanse is especially applied to purifying processes where liquid is used, as in the flushing of a street, etc. We brush clothing if dusty, sponge it, or sponge it off, if soiled; or sponge off a spot. Furniture, books, etc., are dusted; floors are mopped or scrubbed; metallic utensils are scoured; a room is swept; soiled garments are washed; foul air or water is purified. Cleanse and purify are used extensively in a moral sense; wash in that sense is archaic. Compare AMEND.

   Synonyms:
   brush, clean, cleanse, dust, lave, mop, purify, rinse, scour, scrub, sponge, sweep, wash, wipe

   Antonyms:
   befoul, besmear, besmirch, bespatter, contaminate, corrupt, debase, defile, deprave, pollute, soil, spoil, stain, sully, taint, vitiate

   Preposition:
   Cleanse of or from physical or moral defilement; cleanse with an instrument; by an agent; the room was cleansed by the attendants with soap and water.

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. disinfectverb

   destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing

   "disinfect a wound"

   Antonyms:
   infect, taint

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1. • Clean

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1. disinfectverb

   Synonyms:
   deodorize, fumigate, purify

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1. List of paraphrases for "disinfect":

   disinfected, sanitize, disinfection

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How to use disinfect in a sentence?

1. Thomas Steinemann:

   This is not the time to cut corners, always wash your hands, always use hand sanitizer. Don't touch your face. Don't rub your eye. Right ? And disinfect your contact lenses.

2. Youssouf Traore:

   They are accusing us of infecting the schools with Ebola and vaccinating the children, but we have never entered the schools and we have never vaccinated children, we only disinfect the homes and places where sick Ebola victims have been and then only with the permission of their family and community.

3. Jose Barletta:

   It's more important than ever to wash your hands after having sexual relations, after masturbation, or virtual sex, it is important to disinfect keyboards, telephones, sex toys and whatever else you might be using, whether or not you are sharing these things with others.

4. Mike Stone:

   I don't need to transport that patient to another area of the hospital for additional imaging and exposure to additional staff and potentially patients along the way, the fact that I can bring a handheld ultrasound system that plugs into a phone into a room, do the exam I need, get the information I need, walk out and disinfect a phone and a probe — compared to wheeling in a cart with three different probes on it, doing that same exam, getting that same information... it's really night and day.

5. Jaz Banga:

   You can design better barriers. You can disinfect that area if you're allowed to do that in that area, it just gives you more targeting to create safer environments.