sterilise
Verb
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Make free from bacteria (synset 200062353)
is a type of: disinfect - destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansingsubtypes: autoclave - subject to the action of an autoclavesame as: sterilize
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Make infertile (synset 200061366)
"in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"is a type of: operate, operate on - perform surgery onsubtypes:
- alter, castrate, neuter, spay - remove the ovaries of
- castrate, demasculinise, demasculinize, emasculate - remove the testicles of a male animal
- vasectomise, vasectomize - remove the vas deferens
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