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1. Made infertile
   "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized";
   - sterilised [Brit]

1. Make free from bacteria
   - sterilise [Brit]
    
2. Make infertile
   "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized";
   - sterilise [Brit], desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise [Brit], fix

See also: infertile, sterile, unfertile

Type of: disinfect, operate, operate on

Encyclopedia: Sterilized