1. to remove nitrates or nitrogen compounds from (a substance, soil, or water)
Usage: technical; chemistry; environmental science

Examples

• The treatment plant uses bacteria to denitrate the wastewater before discharge.
• Farmers apply cover crops to help denitrate the soil naturally.
• The filtration system is designed to denitrate groundwater contaminated by agricultural runoff.
• Denitrifying bacteria denitrate nitrates in anaerobic conditions.
• Environmental engineers work to denitrate polluted water sources.