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v. give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound"

v. extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound"

v. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"

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decontaminate

v. rid of contamination; "The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city"

disinfect

v. destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing; "disinfect a wound"

sanitize, sanitise

v. make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features; "sanitize a document before releasing it to the press"; "sanitize history"; "sanitize the language in a book"

sanitize, sanitise, hygienize, hygienise

v. make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing

puree, strain

v. rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; "puree the vegetables for the baby"

complete

v. bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements; "A child would complete the family"

denazify

v. free from Nazi ideology or detach from Nazi allegiance; "Germany was denazified after WW II"; "The highest judges were never denazified"

absolve, justify, free

v. let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"

excise

v. remove by cutting; "The surgeon excised the tumor"

shorten

v. make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"

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