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What does sterilize mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word sterilize? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To deprive of the ability to procreate.
  2. To make unable to produce; to make unprofitable.
  3. (biology) To kill, deactivate (denature), or destroy (break apart) all living, viable microorganisms and spores on a surface, in a fluid, or contained in a compound, such as culture media or a medical product.
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Machines would be used only to sterilize and purify water that has already been cycled through the artificial biosphere.
Hot water is only necessary for really dirty laundry or to sterilize clothing from bacteria and viruses.
They also take care of calves and clean, sterilize, and decorate calabashes.
Farmers are required to sterilize all the hencoops, breeding farms and bird flu-prone areas at least three times a week.
Before you can sterilize a medical device, you have to figure out how you're going to do it.
The only way to eradicate these diseases is to sterilize or fumigate the soil.

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