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Definition of: sterilize
(ster′əl·īz) v.t. ·ized, ·iz·ing
1. To deprive of productive or reproductive power, especially by surgical operation on the Fallopian tubes or on the vas deferens.
2. To destroy bacteria in; free from germs.
3. To make barren; exhaust the productiveness of.
4. To make powerless.
—ster′il·iz′er noun
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