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ANTISEPTICIZE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does antisepticize mean?
• ANTISEPTICIZE (verb)
The verb ANTISEPTICIZE has 1 sense:
1. disinfect with an antiseptic
Familiarity information: ANTISEPTICIZE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Conjugation: |
Present simple: I / you / we / they antisepticize ... he / she / it antisepticizes
Past simple: antisepticized
Past participle: antisepticized
-ing form: antisepticizing
... he / she / it antisepticizes Past simple: antisepticized
Past participle: antisepticized
-ing form: antisepticizing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Disinfect with an antiseptic
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Context example:
The animals were antisepticized by the veterinarian before the operation
Hypernyms (to "antisepticize" is one way to...):
disinfect (destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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