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verb (v)

• destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing(verb.body)

  Example:
  Disinfect a wound.
  

  Antonym:
  infect, taint
  

  source: wordnet30
• To free from infectious or contagious matter; to destroy putrefaction; to purify; to make innocuous.(verb)

  source: webster1913