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descontaminar
[dɛʃ.kõ.ta.mi.ˈnaɾ]
verb
to decontaminate
1.
to remove contamination or pollutants from something; to clean or purify
The hazmat team worked to decontaminate the area after the chemical spill.
A equipe de materiais perigosos trabalhou para descontaminar a área após o derramamento químico.
2.
to free from harmful or unwanted substances
They needed to decontaminate the water supply before it could be used again.
Precisavam descontaminar o abastecimento de água antes de poder ser usado novamente.
Synonyms
purificar
limpar
desinfectar
depurar
Antonyms
contaminar
poluir
infectar
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
descontaminar
standard usage in environmental and health contexts
Portugal
descontaminar
standard usage, same as Brazilian Portuguese
Related Idioms & Phrases
descontaminar um sítio (to decontaminate a site)
descontaminar a água (to decontaminate the water)
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