sterilize

ster·il·ize

 (stĕr′ə-līz′)

tr.v. ster·il·ized, ster·il·iz·ing, ster·il·iz·es

1. To make free from live bacteria or other microorganisms.

2. To eliminate the ability of a person or animal to produce offspring, as by altering or removing the reproductive organs.

3.

a. To make incapable of bearing fruit or germinating.

b. To render (land) unfruitful.

4. Economics To place (gold) in safekeeping so as not to affect the supply of money or credit.

5. To make inoffensive or innocuous: sterilized the terminology with euphemisms.

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ster′i·li·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.

ster′il·iz′er n.

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sterilize

(ˈstɛrɪˌlaɪz) or

sterilise

vb

(Biology) (tr) to render sterile; make infertile or barren

ˈsteriˌlizable, ˈsteriˌlisable adj

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ster•i•lize

(ˈstɛr əˌlaɪz)

v.t. -lized, -liz•ing.

1. to cleanse by destroying microorganisms, parasites, etc., usu. by bringing to a high temperature.

2. to render (a person or animal) infertile by removing or inhibiting the sex organs.

3. to render (land, vegetation, etc.) barren or unproductive.

4. to delete or remove compromising or damaging material from.

[1685–95]

ster`i•li•za′tion, n.

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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.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

sterilize

Past participle: sterilized
Gerund: sterilizing

Imperative

sterilize

sterilize

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sterilize

To destroy dangerous organisms by heat.

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	sterilize - make free from bacteria sterilise autoclave - subject to the action of an autoclave disinfect - destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing; "disinfect a wound"
	2.	sterilize - make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized" desex, desexualise, desexualize, sterilise, unsex, fix neuter, spay, castrate, alter - remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?" demasculinise, demasculinize, emasculate, castrate - remove the testicles of a male animal vasectomise, vasectomize - remove the vas deferens; "many men choose to be vasectomized as a form of safe birth control" operate on, operate - perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life"

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sterilize

verb

1. disinfect, clean, purify, fumigate, decontaminate, autoclave, sanitize Sulphur is also used to sterilize equipment.

2. make infertile, hysterectomize, vasectomize Just after a birth may seem a logical time to be sterilized.

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sterilize

verb

1. To render free of microorganisms:

decontaminate, disinfect, sanitize.

2. To render incapable of reproducing sexually:

alter, castrate, fix, geld, neuter, spay, unsex.

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Translations

يُعَقِّمُ

sterilizovat

sterilisere

sterilisierenentkeimen

αποστειρώνω

esterilizar

sterilisoidasteriloida

stériliser

sterilizirati

sterilizál

dauîhreinsa, gera ófrjóangerilsneyîa

sterilizzare

滅菌する

살균하다

steriliseren

sterilisere

wysterylizować

esterilizar

стерилизовать

sterilizovať

sterilisera

ทำให้ปราศจากเชื้อ

kısırlaştırmakmikroplarını öldürmeksterilize etmek

khử trùng

消毒

sterilize

[ˈsterɪlaɪz] VT (gen) → esterilizar

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sterilize

[ˈstɛrɪlaɪz] sterilise (British) vt

[+ equipment, medical instruments, water, milk] → stériliser

[+ person, animal] → stériliser

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sterilize

vt person, instruments → sterilisieren

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sterilize

[ˈstɛrɪˌlaɪz] vt → sterilizzare

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sterile

(ˈsterail) adjective

1. (of soil, plants, humans and other animals) unable to produce crops, seeds, children or young. steriel غَيْر مُثْمِر безплодов estéril neplodný unfruchtbar steril; ufrugtbar στείρος, άγονος, άκαρπος viljatu, aher عقيم hedelmätön stérileעקר, לא פורה फलहीन, अफलित jalov, neplodan meddő gersang ófrjósamur, ófrjór sterile 不妊の 불모의, 불임의 nevaisingas, bergždžias neauglīgs mandul sterielsteril, ufruktbarbezpłodny شنډ، بې ثمره، بې حاصله، شاړه: بې مكروبه، معقم estéril steril бесплодный neplodný neploden sterilan steril (คน; สัตว์; พืช) เป็นหมัน; ไม่มีลูก; ไม่เกิดผล kısır 無法生育的，不結果的，無繁殖力的 нездатний до запліднення; стерилізований بنجر cằn cỗi, vô sinh 不生育的，不结果的，不能生殖的

2. free from germs. A surgeon's equipment must be absolutely sterile. gesteriliseer مُعَقَّم стерилен estéril sterilní steril steril αποστειρωμένος steriilne ضدعفوني شده steriili stérileמעוקר निर्जीव, निष्फल sterilan steril suci hama dauðhreinsaður sterile 無菌の 살균한 sterilus sterils disterilkan sterielsteril wyjałowiony بې مكروبه estéril steril стерильный sterilný sterilen sterilan steril ซึ่งปลอดเชื้อโรค mikropsuz 無菌的 стерильний, стерилізований جراثیم سے پاک vô trùng 无菌的

steˈrility (-ˈri-) noun

steriliteit عُقْم، تَعْقيم стерилитет esterilidade sterilita die Sterilität sterilitet στειρότητα steriilsus نازايي steriiliys stérilitéסטריליות बांझपन, अनुपजाऊपन, र्व्यथता sterilnost, neplodnost sterilitás sterilitas ófrjósemi sterilità 不妊 불모, 불임 sterilumas, nevaisingumas neauglība; sterilitāte keadaan bersteril steriliteitsterilitet, ufruktbarhetbezpłodność, jałowość شنډتوب، بې مكروبي، عقيم والى esterilidade sterilitate бесплодие; стерильность sterilita sterilnost sterilitet sterilitet ที่ปราศจากเชื้อ kısırlık 不育，無生殖力，無菌 безплідність; стерильність بانجھ پن sự cằn cỗi, sự vô sinh 不育，不孕，无菌

ˈsterilize, ˈsterilise (-ri-) verb

1. to make (a woman etc) sterile. steriliseer يُعَقِّر الإمرأه обезплодявам esterilizar sterilizovat sterilisieren sterilisere στειρώνω steriliseerima عقيم كردن steriloida stériliser לְעַקֵר निष्फल बनाना sterilizirati, učiniti neplodnim sterilizál memandulkan dauðhreinsa, gera ófrjóan sterilizzare 不妊にする 불임케 하다 padaryti nevaisingą, sterilizuoti sterilizēt; padarīt neauglīgu memandulkan steriliserensterilisere sterylizować تعقيم كول، له مكروبو پاكول esterilizar a steriliza стерилизовать sterilizovať sterilizirati sterilisati sterilisera เป็นหมัน kısırlaştırmak 使絕育 робити неплідним; стерилізувати بانجھ کرنا triệt sản 使绝育

2. to kill germs in (eg milk) or on (eg surgical instruments) by boiling. steriliseer يُعَقِّم، يَقْتُل الجَراثيم стерилизирам esterilizar sterilizovat sterilisieren sterilisere αποστειρώνω steriliseerima ضدعفوني كردن steriloida stériliser לעַקֵר जीवाणुहीन बना देना sterilizirati sterilizál mensterilkan gerilsneyða sterilizzare 殺菌する 살균하다 sterilizuoti sterilizēt mensterilkan steriliserensterilisere wyjaławiać له مكروبو پاكول esterilizar a steriliza стерилизовать sterilizovať sterilizirati sterilisati sterilisera ฆ่าเชื้อโรค mikroplarını öldürmek 煮沸消毒 стерилізувати جراثیم ختم کرنا khử trùng 煮沸消毒

ˌsteriliˈzation, ˌsteriliˈsation noun

sterilisasie تَعْقير الإمرأه، تَعْقيم السّوائِل стерилизиране esterilização sterilizace die Sterilisation sterilisation στείρωση, αποστείρωση steriliseerimine عقيم سازي sterilointi stérilisationעיקור बन्ध्यीकरण, अनुर्वरीकरण, विसंक्रमण sterilizacija sterilizálás sterilisasi gerilsneyðing; ófrjósemisaðgerð sterilizzazione 不妊にすること 불임, 살균 sterilizacija sterilizācija pensterilan sterilisatiesterilisering sterylizacja تعقيم esterilização ste­rili­zare стерилизация sterilizácia sterilizacija sterilizacija sterilisering การทำปราศจากเชื้อ kısırlaştırma, mikroplardan arındırma 滅菌，絕育 стерилізація بانجھ یا بنجر بنانے کا عمل sự khử trùng, sự mất khả năng sinh sản 灭菌，绝育

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sterilize

→ يُعَقِّمُ sterilizovat sterilisere sterilisieren αποστειρώνω esterilizar sterilisoida stériliser sterilizirati sterilizzare 滅菌する 살균하다 steriliseren sterilisere wysterylizować esterilizar стерилизовать sterilisera ทำให้ปราศจากเชื้อ sterilize etmek khử trùng 消毒

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ster·il·ize

vt. esterilizar, desinfectar.

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sterilize

vt esterilizar

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