verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈklɒ.ɹɪ.neɪt/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
verb
Meaning 1
To add chlorine to (something, especially water, to purify it; or an auriferous substance, to extract gold from it).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
disinfect with chlorine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
chlorinate a pool
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disinfect
3
verb
Meaning 3
treat or combine with chlorine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
chlorinated water
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: process, treat
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵhelh3- Proto-Hellenic *khlōrós Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English chlorine Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English chlorinate From chlorine + -ate.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
كلور
(kalwara)
— to add chlorine to
Belarusian:
хларава́ць
(xlaravácʹ)
— to add chlorine to
Catalan:
clorar
— to add chlorine to
Finnish:
kloorata
— to add chlorine to
French:
chlorer
— to add chlorine to
Galician:
clorar
— to add chlorine to
German:
chlorieren
— to add chlorine to
Hungarian:
klóroz
— to add chlorine to
Ido:
klorizar
— to add chlorine to
Italian:
clorurare
— to add chlorine to
Polish:
chlorować
— to add chlorine to
Russian:
хлори́ровать
(xlorírovatʹ)
— to add chlorine to
Spanish:
clorinar
— to add chlorine to
Swedish:
klorera
— to add chlorine to
Turkish:
klorlamak
— to add chlorine to
Ukrainian:
хлорува́ти
(xloruváty)
— to add chlorine to