disinfect

From English dis- +‎ infect, from Middle French desinfecter.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪs.ɪnˈfɛkt/

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• Rhymes: -ɛkt

disinfect (third-person singular simple present disinfects, present participle disinfecting, simple past and past participle disinfected)

1. To sterilize by the use of cleaning agent.
   • 2020 November 4, Paul Bigland, “At no point have I felt unsafe...”, in Rail, page 47:

     An on-board cleaner passes through, disinfecting every grabrail and handhold as they pass.

• disinfectant
• disinfection