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Definition of decontaminate in English: decontaminateverb diːk(ə)nˈtamɪneɪtˌdikənˈtæməˌneɪt [with object]Neutralize or remove dangerous substances, radioactivity, or germs from (an area, object, or person) 净化（地区，物体，人）；对…消毒；去除…的污染，消除…的放射性污染 they tried to decontaminate nearby villages 他们努力净化附近的村庄。 Example sentencesExamples - York-based Persimmon Homes wants to build 148 flats and a three-storey office block on the former gasworks site in Heworth Green, and is willing to foot the bill to decontaminate the site.
- The British government donated #20 million to decontaminate the sites, a process finally declared complete last week.
- Fire engines, ambulances, police and emergency services officers in full body biological protection suits with breathing apparatus are at the Embassy decontaminating the site.
- This equipment will be vital for decontaminating people who have come into contact with toxic or chemical materials.
- The emergency services sealed off the area and decontaminated the affected staff.
- Three patients have caught a superbug in Kingston Hospital's intensive care unit, forcing staff to keep new patients in isolation while the area was fully decontaminated.
- The plants were growing well, and no one was allowed in the lab without wearing a full body clean suit and being decontaminated by special showers.
- Firefighters exposed to smoke and debris from the burning block had to be decontaminated, with their firefighting clothes sealed and sent away to a specialist firm for deep cleaning.
- Numerous hazardous sites around New Zealand have to be decontaminated at considerable expense, but the people who have gained from producing those toxins have incurred no cost.
- Clothing and bedding should also be decontaminated.
- About 94 people were evacuated from the mail distribution centre, four of whom were decontaminated and placed in hospital for observation.
- Staff at Broomfield Hospital's accident and emergency department are being given special training on how to decontaminate victims of any biological, chemical, radioactive or nuclear incident.
- During the Clinton years, about 358 toxic sites were decontaminated each year.
- Contractors are currently working to decontaminate the site, which has chromium and cadmium residues from the former foundry.
- The box and the depot area were decontaminated and the powder removed for testing.
- Health workers should remove casualties' clothes and decontaminate their skin then give them clean clothing, such as paper suits, to wear.
- If contamination is suspected, decontaminate the patient and environment following the facility's decontamination policies and procedures.
- There's not much that wildlife health officials can do to prevent this, but they could try to decontaminate high-risk areas or dissuade wild birds from visiting them - for example, by draining lakes.
- The area has not been decontaminated at all, and no environmental studies have measured the quantity of chemicals remaining in the soil and water.
- The smaller objects are taken to a row of tents where they are decontaminated and picked over by detectives wearing protective suits and respirators.
Synonyms sanitize, sterilize, disinfect, clean, cleanse, purify fumigate rare depurate
Definition of decontaminate in US English: decontaminateverbˌdikənˈtæməˌneɪtˌdēkənˈtaməˌnāt [with object]Neutralize or remove dangerous substances, radioactivity, or germs from (an area, object, or person) 净化（地区，物体，人）；对…消毒；去除…的污染，消除…的放射性污染 they tried to decontaminate nearby villages 他们努力净化附近的村庄。 Example sentencesExamples - Staff at Broomfield Hospital's accident and emergency department are being given special training on how to decontaminate victims of any biological, chemical, radioactive or nuclear incident.
- Fire engines, ambulances, police and emergency services officers in full body biological protection suits with breathing apparatus are at the Embassy decontaminating the site.
- Clothing and bedding should also be decontaminated.
- Three patients have caught a superbug in Kingston Hospital's intensive care unit, forcing staff to keep new patients in isolation while the area was fully decontaminated.
- The smaller objects are taken to a row of tents where they are decontaminated and picked over by detectives wearing protective suits and respirators.
- The area has not been decontaminated at all, and no environmental studies have measured the quantity of chemicals remaining in the soil and water.
- Numerous hazardous sites around New Zealand have to be decontaminated at considerable expense, but the people who have gained from producing those toxins have incurred no cost.
- The plants were growing well, and no one was allowed in the lab without wearing a full body clean suit and being decontaminated by special showers.
- The box and the depot area were decontaminated and the powder removed for testing.
- The emergency services sealed off the area and decontaminated the affected staff.
- The British government donated #20 million to decontaminate the sites, a process finally declared complete last week.
- Contractors are currently working to decontaminate the site, which has chromium and cadmium residues from the former foundry.
- This equipment will be vital for decontaminating people who have come into contact with toxic or chemical materials.
- If contamination is suspected, decontaminate the patient and environment following the facility's decontamination policies and procedures.
- Firefighters exposed to smoke and debris from the burning block had to be decontaminated, with their firefighting clothes sealed and sent away to a specialist firm for deep cleaning.
- York-based Persimmon Homes wants to build 148 flats and a three-storey office block on the former gasworks site in Heworth Green, and is willing to foot the bill to decontaminate the site.
- Health workers should remove casualties' clothes and decontaminate their skin then give them clean clothing, such as paper suits, to wear.
- About 94 people were evacuated from the mail distribution centre, four of whom were decontaminated and placed in hospital for observation.
- There's not much that wildlife health officials can do to prevent this, but they could try to decontaminate high-risk areas or dissuade wild birds from visiting them - for example, by draining lakes.
- During the Clinton years, about 358 toxic sites were decontaminated each year.
Synonyms sanitize, sterilize, disinfect, clean, cleanse, purify
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