| sterilize | | |
| v. (body) | 1. sterilise, sterilize | make free from bacteria. |
| ~ autoclave | subject to the action of an autoclave. |
| ~ disinfect | destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing.; "disinfect a wound" |
| v. (body) | 2. desex, desexualise, desexualize, fix, sterilise, sterilize, unsex | make infertile.; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ operate on, operate | perform surgery on.; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life" |
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