<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object)<ul><li>To make (an object or area) safe for unprotected personnel by removing, neutralizing, or destroying any harmful substance, as radioactive material or poisonous gas.</li><li>To make free of contamination; purify: to decontaminate a sickroom.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>