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antisepticize

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an⋅ti⋅sep⋅ti⋅cize

[an-ti-sep-tuh-sahyz]
–verb (used with object), -cized, -cizing.
to treat with antiseptics.
Also, especially British, an⋅ti⋅sep⋅ti⋅cise.


Origin:
1905–10; antiseptic + -ize
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Main Entry: an·ti·sep·ti·cize
Variant: or chiefly British an·ti·sep·ti·cise /-'sep-t&-"sIz/
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -cized or chiefly British -cised; -ciz·ing or chiefly British -cis·ing
: to make antiseptic
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