desinfectar — meaning in English

English meaning

• disinfect verb To clean something thoroughly enough to kill the germs on it.
• sanitize verb To rid of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting.

Senses

desinfectar is used for these senses in English:

• disinfect To sterilize by the use of cleaning agent.
• sanitize (transitive) To rid of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting.

sanitize — full definition

1. verb To rid of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting.
2. verb To make something, such as a dramatic work, more acceptable by removing potentially offensive material.
3. verb To filter (text) to ensure it does not contain any characters that will cause problems for or be interpreted in an adverse way by the receiving system.
4. verb To remove sensitive or personal data from (a database or file).

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