disinfect
verb (used with object)
to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.
will disinfect
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future tenseof disinfect.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Cleaning crews will disinfect other high-touch areas, including the basketballs that fans can use to shoot at peach baskets like the ones James Naismith nailed up in 1891 at a Springfield YMCA.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2020
For the crafting table in the Minecraft exhibition, employees will disinfect the tiles with an ultraviolet light wand, a temporary solution until the museum can introduce technology that allows visitors to grab the pieces virtually.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 25, 2020
“Plans should … address how licensees will disinfect cards and chips,” the Nevada Gaming Control Board guidelines said.
From Washington Times ● May 4, 2020
If they find any potentially dangerous substances on your personal effects, they will disinfect your items before they let you bring them into the country.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2015
The allusion to Tartuffe was keenly felt by la Peyrade, who took it up and said, hotly:— "The contact with innocence will disinfect me of the vile atmosphere in which I have lived too long."
From The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Honoré de Balzac
