Definition of Sterilise

1. Verb. Make free from bacteria.

Exact synonyms: Sterilize
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, Sterilize, Unsex
Specialized synonyms: Alter, Castrate, Neuter, Spay, Castrate, Demasculinise, Demasculinize, Emasculate, Vasectomise, Vasectomize
Generic synonyms: Operate, Operate On
Derivative terms: Fixing, Sterilisation, Sterilization

Definition of Sterilise

1. Verb. ''(British and Commonwealth):'' To sterilize. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sterilise

1. [v -ISED, -ISING, -ISES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sterilise

steric
steric hindrance
sterical
sterically
sterigma
sterigmas
sterigmata
sterigmatum
sterilant
sterilants
sterile
sterilely
sterileness
sterilisation
sterilisations
sterilise (current term)
sterilised
steriliser
sterilisers
sterilises
sterilising
sterilities
sterility
sterilizable
sterilizated
sterilization
sterilizations
sterilize
sterilized
sterilizer

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