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  • 1. sterilize
  • Rhymes with Sterilize
  • Sterilize in a sentence
  • 2. sterilize
Table of Contents
  • 1. sterilize
  • Rhymes with Sterilize
  • Sterilize in a sentence
  • 2. sterilize

Sterilize Past Tense

The past tense of Sterilize is sterilized.

1. sterilize

verb. ['ˈstɛrəˌlaɪz'] make free from bacteria.

Synonyms

  • disinfect
  • sterilise

Antonyms

  • unfasten
  • untie
  • unstaple

Rhymes with Sterilize

  • paralyze

Sentences with sterilize


1. Verb, base form
Clean and sterilize the container if you have used it before.

2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Always sterilize pruning equipment before and after using it by wiping it with a cloth soaked in rubbing alcohol.

2. sterilize

verb. ['ˈstɛrəˌlaɪz'] make infertile.

Synonyms

  • unsex
  • fix
  • operate on
  • vasectomise
  • castrate
  • desexualize
  • neuter
  • spay
  • sterilise
  • operate
  • alter
  • demasculinize
  • demasculinise
  • desex
  • desexualise
  • vasectomize

Antonyms

  • strengthen
  • unwire
  • unlock
  • unpin
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