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| sterilise -
make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"
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sterilize,
desex,
unsex,
desexualize,
desexualise,
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operate on,
operate perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life"
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neuter,
spay,
castrate,
alter remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
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demasculinise,
demasculinize,
emasculate,
castrate remove the testicles of a male animal
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vasectomise,
vasectomize remove the vas deferens; "many men choose to be vasectomized as a form of safe birth control"
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| sterilise -
make free from bacteria
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sterilize |
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disinfect destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing; "disinfect a wound"
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autoclave subject to the action of an autoclave
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