desterilize

[dee-ster-uh-lahyz]

de·ster·i·lize

[dee-ster-uh-lahyz]
verb (used with object), de·ster·i·lized, de·ster·i·liz·ing.
to utilize an idle fund or commodity, as when a nation issues currency against gold previously unused.
Also, especially British, de·ster·i·lise.


Origin:
de- + sterilize

de·ster·i·li·za·tion, noun
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