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əˌlaɪz verb (used with object), ster·i·lized, ster·i·liz·ing.
1.
to destroy microorganisms in or on, usually by bringing to a high temperature with steam, dry heat, or boiling liquid.
2.
to destroy the ability of (a person or animal) to reproduce by removing the sex organs or inhibiting their functions.
3.
to make (land) barren or unproductive.
4.
Informal. to delete or remove anything comprising or damaging from: to sterilize a government document before releasing it to the press.
5.
Informal. to isolate or completely protect from unwanted, unauthorized, or unwholesome activities, attitudes, influences, etc.: You can't sterilize children against violence.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to render sterile; make infertile or barren | |
| sterilise or sterilise | |
| —vb | |
| 'sterilizable or sterilise | |
| —adj | |
| 'sterilisable or sterilise | |
| —adj | |
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Medical Dictionary
sterilize ster·il·ize (stěr'ə-līz')
v. ster·il·ized, ster·il·iz·ing, ster·il·iz·es
To make free from live bacteria or other microorganisms.
To deprive a person or an animal of the ability to produce offspring, as by removing the reproductive organs.
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Example sentences
Cold sterilization autoclaves use a cold sterilization liquid to sterilize the contents.
During the last decade, they have come into use to sterilize some medical instruments.
Even professor folks don't realize that over half of all tattoo parlors don't sterilize their equipment and reuse needles.
The process for irradiating mail is the same process used to sterilize medical equipment.
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