sterilize

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verb

1. make free from bacteria (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
sterilise
• Derivationally related forms:
sterilisation (for: sterilise), steriliser (for: sterilise), sterilization, sterilizer
• Hypernyms:
disinfect
• Hyponyms:
autoclave
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. make infertile
- in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized
• Syn:
sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix
• Derivationally related forms:
fixing (for: fix), sterilisation (for: sterilise), sterilization
• Hypernyms:
operate on, operate
• Hyponyms:
alter, neuter, spay, castrate, emasculate,
demasculinize, demasculinise, vasectomize, vasectomise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix