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1. (v.t.) sterilize
to cleanse by destroying microorganisms, parasites, etc., usu. by bringing to a high temperature.
2. sterilize
to render (a person or animal) infertile by removing or inhibiting the sex organs.
3. sterilize
to render (land, vegetation, etc.) barren or unproductive.
4. sterilize
to delete or remove compromising or damaging material from.
Etymology: (1685–95)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) sterilize, sterilise
make free from bacteria
2. (verb) sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix
make infertile
"in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) sterilize
to make sterile or unproductive; to impoverish, as land; to exhaust of fertility
2. (verb) sterilize
to deprive of the power of reproducing; to render incapable of germination or fecundation; to make sterile
3. (verb) sterilize
to destroy all spores or germs in (an organic fluid or mixture), as by heat, so as to prevent the development of bacterial or other organisms
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. sterilize
1. In naval mine warfare, to permanently render a mine incapable of firing by means of a device (e.g., sterilizer) within the mine. 2. (DOD only) To remove from material to be used in covert and clandestine operations, marks or devices which can identify it as emanating from the sponsoring nation or organization.
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