18
disinfect(verb, clear, arrange, clean, pure)
17
purify(verb, cut, remove, free, suppress)
15
clean(verb, adjective, clear, remove, destroy)
15
decontaminate(verb, cut, clear, remove, destroy)
14
sterilize(verb, drop, cut, remove, reject)
13
cleanse(verb, clear, arrange, clean, organize)
11
purge(verb, cut, clear, remove, suppress)
10
fumigate(verb, clear, clean, cleanse, disinfect)
6
sanitise(verb, clean up)
6
expunge(verb, remove, destroy, arrange, eliminate)
6
expurgate(verb, cut, remove, suppress, arrange)
6
wash(verb, clear, arrange, clean, organize)
5
bowdlerize(verb, cut, remove, suppress, restrict)
5
censor(verb, remove, ban, forbid, clean up)
5
filter(verb, clear, clean, clarify, cleanse)
5
hygienize
5
scrub(noun, verb, remove, arrange, clean)
5
wipe(verb, arrange, clean, organize, pick)
4
bowdlerise
4
clarify(verb, clear, arrange, clean, organize)
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