Definition of sterilise Sterilise
/stˈɛɹəlˌaɪz/ - ster•i•lise
We found 3 definitions of sterilise from 2 different sources.
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British English
sterilise - /stˈɛɹəlˌaɪz/
American English
sterilize - /stɛˈɹʌlajˌz/
What does sterilise mean?
WordNet
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| sterilise - make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized" | ||
| sterilize, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix | ||
| operate on, operate perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life" | ||
| 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" | ||
| sterilise - make free from bacteria | ||
| sterilize | ||
| disinfect destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing; "disinfect a wound" | ||
| autoclave subject to the action of an autoclave | ||
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Wiktionary 
- sterilise (Verb)
British and Commonwealth: To sterilize.
