Found 2 items, similar to decontaminate.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: decontaminate decontaminate v : rid of contamination; “The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city” [ant: contaminate]
English → English (gcide) Definition: decontaminate decontaminate \de`con*tam"i*nate\ (d[-e]`k[u^]n*t[a^]m"[i^]*n[=a]t), v. t. To remove contamination or contaminants from, by a cleansing process; -- usually used of radioactive, infectious, or toxic materials; as, to decontaminate clothing worn by persons with infective disease; decontaminate an area of PCB's after explosion of a transformer. [PJC]