Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb chlorinate

2 senses of chlorinate

Sense 1
chlorinate -- (treat or combine with chlorine; "chlorinated water")
       => process, treat -- (subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill")

Sense 2
chlorinate -- (disinfect with chlorine; "chlorinate a pool")
       => disinfect -- (destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing; "disinfect a wound")