disinfect
/dɪs.ɪnˈfɛkt/
disinfect verb: to sterilize by the use of cleaning agent.
Verb
disinfect (third-person singular simple present disinfects, present participle disinfecting, simple past and past participle disinfected)
- To sterilize by the use of cleaning agent.
- An on-board cleaner passes through, disinfecting every grabrail and handhold as they pass.2020 November 4, Paul Bigland, “At no point have I felt unsafe...”, in Rail, page 47
disinfect meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
disinfect in Tamil
- தொற்றுநீக்ககுதல்
disinfect in Urdu
- جراثیم سے پاک کرنا
disinfect in Bengali
- জীবাণুমুক্ত করা, নির্বীজিত করা, সংক্রামক শক্তিপূন্য করা
disinfect in Malayalam
- രോഗാണുക്കളെ നശിപ്പിക്കുക, അണുനശീകരണം നടത്തുക, ശുചീകരിക്കുക
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- disinfect in Kannada
- ಕೊಳೆತೆಗೆ, ಸೋಂಕು ಕಳೆ, ಸೋಂಕು ನಿವಾರಿಸು, ರೋಗಾಣು ನಾಶಮಾಡು
- disinfect in Malay
- nyahjangkit, nyahkuman
Examples of disinfect in a sentence
- All high-touch surfaces must be disinfected.
- Electrochlorination disinfects the water and makes it safe for human use.
- We can disinfect headsets and teach a group of fifth graders how to play library quidditch.
Forms of disinfect
| third-person singular present | disinfects |
|---|---|
| present participle | disinfecting |
| past participle | disinfected |
| past | disinfected |
Origin of disinfect
From English dis- + infect, from Middle French desinfecter.
Words formed from disinfect
Words that rhyme with disinfect
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- respect
- deflect
- dissect
- expect
- redirect
- suspect
- correct
- defect
- disconnect
- infect
- inflect
- neglect
- resurrect
- unchecked
- abject
- bisect
- deject
- deselect
- genuflect
- incorrect
- inspect
- interject
- introspect
- object
- sect
- wrecked
- conject
- convect
- decked
- detect
- elect
- intersect
- necked
- perfect
- prospect
- protect
- recollect
- reconnect
- select
- subject
- trisect
- bandreject
- cathect
- cobra effect
- counterobject
- despect
- disject
- disrespect
Questions about disinfect
- What does disinfect mean?
- Disinfect means to sterilize by the use of cleaning agent.
- What is disinfect in Tamil?
- Disinfect in Tamil is தொற்றுநீக்ககுதல். See Disinfect meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is disinfect?
- Disinfect is a verb.
- How do you pronounce disinfect?
- Disinfect is pronounced /dɪs.ɪnˈfɛkt/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of disinfect?
- The past tense of disinfect is disinfected.
Words near disinfect in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: disinfect (page history and authors); disinfect (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); disinfect (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); disinfect (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); disinfect (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); disinfect (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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