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English verb: sterilize | |||
| 1. | sterilize (body) make free from bacteria | ||
| Synonyms | sterilise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disinfect | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | autoclave | ||
| 2. | sterilize (body) make infertile | ||
| Samples | In some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized. | ||
| Synonyms | desex, desexualise, desexualize, fix, sterilise, unsex | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | operate, operate on | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | alter, castrate, castrate, demasculinise, demasculinize, emasculate, neuter, spay, vasectomise, vasectomize | ||
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