How to pronounce “sterilize”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (transitive) To deprive of the ability to procreate.
• (transitive) To make unable to produce; to make unprofitable.
• (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.
• (transitive, astronomy) To render a planet like Earth permanently uninhabitable to all life, including even microbes, causing their complete extinction.
• (transitive) To redact (a document), removing classified or sensitive material.
• [Adjective]
• sterilized
• sterile (unable to reproduce)

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