Meaning of 'decontaminate' in Xhosa is: asuse ukungcoliseka

decontaminate: asuse ukungcoliseka

Verb:

nyulu, susa isidyobho sento enobungozi, acocekileyo, ukucacisa, asihlambulule, ukuzisusa, sikhuphele, zizicoce, aphungule.

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Verb(1) rid of contamination(2) clean

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(1) The British government donated #20 million to decontaminate the sites, a process finally declared complete last week.(2) York-based Persimmon Homes wants to build 148 flats and a three-storey office block on the former gasworks site in Heworth Green, and is willing to foot the bill to decontaminate the site.(3) Contractors are currently working to decontaminate the site, which has chromium and cadmium residues from the former foundry.(4) they tried to decontaminate nearby villages(5) Health workers should remove casualties' clothes and decontaminate their skin then give them clean clothing, such as paper suits, to wear.(6) There's not much that wildlife health officials can do to prevent this, but they could try to decontaminate high-risk areas or dissuade wild birds from visiting them - for example, by draining lakes.(7) If contamination is suspected, decontaminate the patient and environment following the facility's decontamination policies and procedures.(8) Staff at Broomfield Hospital's accident and emergency department are being given special training on how to decontaminate victims of any biological, chemical, radioactive or nuclear incident.(9) It also recommends the MOD undertakes a full decontamination of the site before it is released.(10) During the Clinton years, about 358 toxic sites were decontaminated each year.(11) The trials show the importance of infection control in ambulances and that VHP is a highly effective product for decontamination .(12) Fishermen who handled the packages of lethal powder immediately felt ill and required decontamination .(13) Numerous hazardous sites around New Zealand have to be decontaminated at considerable expense, but the people who have gained from producing those toxins have incurred no cost.(14) This equipment will be vital for decontaminating people who have come into contact with toxic or chemical materials.(15) The emergency services sealed off the area and decontaminated the affected staff.(16) Three patients have caught a superbug in Kingston Hospital's intensive care unit, forcing staff to keep new patients in isolation while the area was fully decontaminated .