1. (

• sterilize ,
• sterilise ,

) make free from bacteria ;

2. (

• sterilize ,
• sterilise ,
• desex ,
• unsex ,
• desexualize ,
• desexualise ,
• fix

) make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized" ;

1. (

• sterilized ,
• sterilised

) made infertile ;