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Definition of Sterilize
1. Verb. Make free from bacteria.
Exact synonyms: Sterilise
Specialized synonyms: Autoclave
Generic synonyms: Disinfect
Derivative terms: Sterilisation, Steriliser, Sterilization, Sterilizer
Specialized synonyms: Autoclave
Generic synonyms: Disinfect
Derivative terms: Sterilisation, Steriliser, Sterilization, Sterilizer
2. Verb. Make infertile. "In some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"
Exact synonyms: Desex, Desexualise, Desexualize, Fix, Sterilise, Unsex
Specialized synonyms: Alter, Castrate, Neuter, Spay, Castrate, Demasculinise, Demasculinize, Emasculate, Vasectomise, Vasectomize
Generic synonyms: Operate, Operate On
Derivative terms: Fixing, Sterilisation, Sterilization
Specialized synonyms: Alter, Castrate, Neuter, Spay, Castrate, Demasculinise, Demasculinize, Emasculate, Vasectomise, Vasectomize
Generic synonyms: Operate, Operate On
Derivative terms: Fixing, Sterilisation, Sterilization
Definition of Sterilize
1. v. t. To make sterile or unproductive; to impoverish, as land; to exhaust of fertility.
Definition of Sterilize
1. [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]
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