sterilize verb
also British sterilise /ˈsterəˌlaɪz/ sterilizes; sterilized; sterilizing
also British sterilise /ˈsterəˌlaɪz/ sterilizes; sterilized; sterilizing
Learner's definition of STERILIZE
[+ object]
1
: to clean (something) by destroying germs or bacteria消毒;杀菌 2
: to make (someone or something) unable to produce children, young animals, etc.使…绝育 — sterilization
also British sterilisation /ˌsterələˈzeɪʃən/ Brit /ˌstɛrəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun, plural sterilizations [count, noncount] — sterilizer
also British steriliser /ˈsterəˌlaɪzɚ/ noun, plural sterilizers [count]