chlorinate
verb
chlo·ri·nate
ˈklȯr-ə-ˌnāt 
chlorinated; chlorinating
: to treat or combine with chlorine or a chlorine compound
Examples of chlorinate in a Sentence
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Keep your swimming pool circulating, clean and chlorinated, and remove any water that collects on the swimming pool cover.
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Cincinnati Enquirer, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
Keep the swimming pool circulating, clean and chlorinated, and remove any water that collects on the swimming pool cover.
Empty out and turn over plastic wading pools or kiddie pools when not in use.
—The Enquirer, 10 July 2023
Keep in mind that all IP liquid tests are performed in freshwater since testing in saltwater and chlorinated pools causes corrosion.
—Popular Mechanics, 13 June 2023
Those risks include being unable to chlorinate potable water properly, having inadequate facilities for cleaning and sanitizing equipment and others.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 8 May 2023
Protect boats and vehicles from rain with tarps that don’t accumulate water. Maintain swimming pools, keeping them appropriately chlorinated.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2023
If you’re hooked up to your city’s public water supply, chances are your tap water is chlorinated to help keep it safe.
—Lauren Manaker Ms, Rdn, Ld, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2023
According to a press release, Lake Jackson does routinely chlorinate its water supply twice a year.
—Popular Science, 29 Sep. 2020
And how to chlorinate it by predissolving crepe chunks in benzol.
—Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2019
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Cincinnati Enquirer, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
Keep the swimming pool circulating, clean and chlorinated, and remove any water that collects on the swimming pool cover.
Empty out and turn over plastic wading pools or kiddie pools when not in use.
—The Enquirer, 10 July 2023
Keep in mind that all IP liquid tests are performed in freshwater since testing in saltwater and chlorinated pools causes corrosion.
—Popular Mechanics, 13 June 2023
Those risks include being unable to chlorinate potable water properly, having inadequate facilities for cleaning and sanitizing equipment and others.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 8 May 2023
Protect boats and vehicles from rain with tarps that don’t accumulate water. Maintain swimming pools, keeping them appropriately chlorinated.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2023
If you’re hooked up to your city’s public water supply, chances are your tap water is chlorinated to help keep it safe.
—Lauren Manaker Ms, Rdn, Ld, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2023
According to a press release, Lake Jackson does routinely chlorinate its water supply twice a year.
—Popular Science, 29 Sep. 2020
And how to chlorinate it by predissolving crepe chunks in benzol.
—Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2019
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First Known Use
1855, in the meaning defined above
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chlorinate
verb
chlo·ri·nate
ˈklōr-ə-ˌnāt
ˈklȯr-
chlorinated; chlorinating
: to treat or cause to combine with chlorine or a chlorine compound
Medical Definition
chlorinate
transitive verb
chlo·ri·nate
ˈklōr-ə-ˌnāt, ˈklȯr-
chlorinated; chlorinating
: to treat or cause to combine with chlorine or a chlorine compound
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