sterilize

verb

/ˈsterəlaɪz/

(British English also sterilise)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they sterilize	/ˈsterəlaɪz/ /ˈsterəlaɪz/
he / she / it sterilizes	/ˈsterəlaɪzɪz/ /ˈsterəlaɪzɪz/
past simple sterilized	/ˈsterəlaɪzd/ /ˈsterəlaɪzd/
past participle sterilized	/ˈsterəlaɪzd/ /ˈsterəlaɪzd/
-ing form sterilizing	/ˈsterəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈsterəlaɪzɪŋ/

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[often passive] sterilize something to kill the bacteria in or on something灭菌；消毒
- to sterilize surgical instruments给外科手术器械消毒
- sterilized milk/water消过毒的牛奶／水
[usually passive] sterilize somebody/something to make a person or an animal unable to have babies, especially by removing or blocking their sex organs使绝育