sterilize

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Synonyms: sterilise, sterile, stabilize, sterility, sterilized, serialize, sterilizer, sterilizes, desterilize, stencilize

Antonyms: sterilise, sterile, stabilize, sterility, sterilized, serialize, sterilizer, sterilizes, desterilize, stencilize

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To deprive of the ability to procreate.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To make unable to produce; to make unprofitable.
3. {{lb|en|transitive|biology}} To kill, deactivate (denature), or destroy (break apart) all living, viable microorganisms and spores on a surface, in a fluid, or contained in a compound, such as culture media or a medical product.
4. {{lb|en|transitive|astronomy}} To render a planet like Earth permanently uninhabitable to all life, including even microbes, causing their complete extinction.
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[redact]] (a document), removing [[classified]] or [[sensitive]] material.

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