decontaminates

verb

present tense third-person singular of decontaminate
as in cleans
to remove dirty or dangerous substances (such as radioactive material) from (a person, thing, place, etc.) Special workers were called in to decontaminate the area after the oil spill.

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  1. cleans
  2. sweeps
  3. purges
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  • Per the outlet, Martin cleans tables and floors, restocks sauces and keeps trays moving to customers.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • Its Turbo Brush is perfect for collecting pet hair, and the Parquet Twister floorhead has a double-swivel joint that gently cleans and maneuvers across hard surfaces.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2026
Definition of cleans
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  • As soccer fever sweeps the globe during the FIFA World Cup, one of Brazil’s greatest players has made a move of his own—this time in South Florida.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 July 2026
  • The wince of fear or flash of joy that sweeps across someone’s face is reduced to a muscle contraction.
    — Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026
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  • Haugh lets out the occasional wince, twitch and groan as Patterson kneads knotted muscles and purges lactic acid build-up so Florida’s leading scorer and ironman can continue to shoulder his heavy workload.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Unless a Nest user subscribes to a service that allows for quick access to review footage recorded on a device, Google routinely purges the footage rather than retain it indefinitely, said Stacey Higginbotham, a policy fellow at Consumer Reports who specializes in cybersecurity issues.
    — Safiyah Riddle, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Definition of purges
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