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Either you think, or else others have to think for you and take power from you, pervert and discipline your natural tastes, civilize and sterilize you.
F. Scott Fitzgerald

Meaning of "sterilize" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STERILIZE

sterilize  [ˈstɛrɪˌlaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STERILIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sterilize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb sterilize in English.

WHAT DOES STERILIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sterilization

Sterilization can refer to: ▪ The elimination of microbiological organisms to achieve asepsis, a sterile microbial environment ▪ Sterilization ▪ Soil steam sterilization, a farming technique that sterilizes soil with steam in open fields or greenhouses ▪ A medical technique that intentionally leaves a person unable to reproduce ▪ Sterilization ▪ Animal sterilization, known as neutering ▪ Sterilization, a term referring to central bank operations aimed at neutralizing foreign exchange operations' impact on domestic money supply and to generally offset potentially adverse consequences of large capital flows.

Definition of sterilize in the English dictionary

The definition of sterilize in the dictionary is to render sterile; make infertile or barren.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STERILIZE

PRESENT

Present
I sterilize
you sterilize
he/she/it sterilizes
we sterilize
you sterilize
they sterilize
Present continuous
I am sterilizing
you are sterilizing
he/she/it is sterilizing
we are sterilizing
you are sterilizing
they are sterilizing
Present perfect
I have sterilized
you have sterilized
he/she/it has sterilized
we have sterilized
you have sterilized
they have sterilized
Present perfect continuous
I have been sterilizing
you have been sterilizing
he/she/it has been sterilizing
we have been sterilizing
you have been sterilizing
they have been sterilizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I sterilized
you sterilized
he/she/it sterilized
we sterilized
you sterilized
they sterilized
Past continuous
I was sterilizing
you were sterilizing
he/she/it was sterilizing
we were sterilizing
you were sterilizing
they were sterilizing
Past perfect
I had sterilized
you had sterilized
he/she/it had sterilized
we had sterilized
you had sterilized
they had sterilized
Past perfect continuous
I had been sterilizing
you had been sterilizing
he/she/it had been sterilizing
we had been sterilizing
you had been sterilizing
they had been sterilizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will sterilize
you will sterilize
he/she/it will sterilize
we will sterilize
you will sterilize
they will sterilize
Future continuous
I will be sterilizing
you will be sterilizing
he/she/it will be sterilizing
we will be sterilizing
you will be sterilizing
they will be sterilizing
Future perfect
I will have sterilized
you will have sterilized
he/she/it will have sterilized
we will have sterilized
you will have sterilized
they will have sterilized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been sterilizing
you will have been sterilizing
he/she/it will have been sterilizing
we will have been sterilizing
you will have been sterilizing
they will have been sterilizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would sterilize
you would sterilize
he/she/it would sterilize
we would sterilize
you would sterilize
they would sterilize
Conditional continuous
I would be sterilizing
you would be sterilizing
he/she/it would be sterilizing
we would be sterilizing
you would be sterilizing
they would be sterilizing
Conditional perfect
I would have sterilize
you would have sterilize
he/she/it would have sterilize
we would have sterilize
you would have sterilize
they would have sterilize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been sterilizing
you would have been sterilizing
he/she/it would have been sterilizing
we would have been sterilizing
you would have been sterilizing
they would have been sterilizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you sterilize
we let´s sterilize
you sterilize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to sterilize
Past participle
sterilized
Present Participle
sterilizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STERILIZE


civilize
ˈsɪvɪˌlaɪz
demobilize
diːˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz
destabilize
diːˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪz
evangelise
ɪˈvændʒɪˌlaɪz
evangelize
ɪˈvændʒɪˌlaɪz
fertilize
ˈfɜːtɪˌlaɪz
fossilize
ˈfɒsɪˌlaɪz
immobilize
ɪˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz
insolubilize
ɪnˈsɒljʊbɪˌlaɪz
mobilize
ˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz
remobilise
riːˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz
reutilize
ˌriːˈjuːtɪˌlaɪz
solubilize
ˈsɒljʊbɪˌlaɪz
stabilize
ˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪz
sterilise
ˈsterɪˌlaɪz
syphilize
ˈsɪfɪˌlaɪz
tranquillize
ˈtræŋkwɪˌlaɪz
utilize
ˈjuːtɪˌlaɪz
virilize
ˈvɪrɪˌlaɪz
volatilize
vɒˈlætɪˌlaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STERILIZE

steric
sterical
sterically
sterigma
sterilant
sterile
sterilely
sterilisable
sterilisation
sterilise
steriliser
sterility
sterilizable
sterilization
sterilizer
sterlet
sterling
sterling area
sterling bloc
sterling silver

WORDS THAT END LIKE STERILIZE

Belize
cross-fertilize
decivilize
finalize
infantilize
initialize
lyophilize
overfertilize
overutilize
personalize
realize
remobilize
respectabilize
restabilize
similize
socialize
specialize
subtilize
underutilize
visualize

Synonyms and antonyms of sterilize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STERILIZE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sterilize» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sterilize

Translation of «sterilize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STERILIZE

Find out the translation of sterilize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sterilize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sterilize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

消毒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

esterilizar
570 millions of speakers

English

sterilize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाँझ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يُعَقِّمُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стерилизовать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esterilizar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জীবাণুমুক্ত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

stériliser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mensterilkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sterilisieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

滅菌する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

살균하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sterilize
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khử trùng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தூய்மையாக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निर्जंतुकीकरण करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sterilize etmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sterilizzare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wysterylizować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стерилізувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a steriliza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποστειρώνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

steriliseer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sterilisera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sterilisere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sterilize

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STERILIZE»

The term «sterilize» is regularly used and occupies the 57.784 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STERILIZE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sterilize» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sterilize» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sterilize

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «STERILIZE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sterilize.
1
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Either you think, or else others have to think for you and take power from you, pervert and discipline your natural tastes, civilize and sterilize you.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STERILIZE»

Discover the use of sterilize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sterilize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Molecular Embryology: Methods and Protocols
1X Nuclear Preparation Butter (NPB): 250 mM sucrose (1.5 M stock; filter-sterilize and store aliquots at –20°C), 15 mMHEPES (1 M stock; titrate with KOH so thatpH 7.7 is at 15 mM, filter-sterilize, and store aliquots at–20°C) (see Note 4), 0.5 ...
Paul T. Sharpe, Ivor Mason, 1999
2
Handbook of Microbiological Media, Third Edition
Preparation of Chloroneb Solution: Add chlo- roneb to distilled/deionized water and bring volume to lO.OmL. Mix thoroughly. Filter sterilize. Dichloran Solution: Composition per lO.OmL: Dichloran O.lmg Preparation of Dichloran Solution: Add  ...
Ronald M. Atlas, 2004
3
Glycoprotein Methods and Protocols: The Mucins
Dissolve 1.21 g of Tris base and 0.37 g of EDTA-disodium salt per litre. H 8.0 with HC1. Sterilize by autoclaving. □: Dissolve 5.84 g of NaCl, 1.21 g of Tris base and 0.37 g of EDTA-disodium r. Adjust pH to 8.0 with HC1. Sterilize by autoclaving.
Anthony P. Corfield, 2000
4
Recombinant Proteins from Plants: Production and Isolation ...
Filter-sterilize and store at 4°C. 2. Coating buffer: 15 mMNa2C03, 35 mMNaHC03 , and 0.02% (w/v) sodium azide. Adjust to pH 9.6 with acetic acid, filter-sterilize, and store at 4°C. 3. 10X PBS: 1.37M NaCl, 27 mM KC1, 81 mM Na2HP04 and 15  ...
Charles Cunningham, Andrew J. R. Porter, 1998
5
Adenovirus - methods and protocols, volume 1
Filter-sterilize and store in aliquots at –20°C. 8. 20X Phosphate-buffered saline ( PBS): dissolve 4 g KCl, 4 g KH2PO4, 160 g NaCl, 22.8 g Na2HPO4 to a final volume of 1 L in water. Autoclave and store at room temperature. 9. 100 mM HEPES ...
William S. M. Wold, Ann E. Tollefson, 2007
6
Membrane Trafficking
40% glucose; sterilize in an autoclave and store at room temperature. When needed, add to YP for a final concentration of 2% to make yeast extract/peptone/ dextrose (YPD; see Note 1). 3. Wickerham's minimal proline media (WIMP) base: 1% ...
Ales Vancura, 2008
7
The War Garden Victorious
This applies also to Apricots and Pears. Fig. 30 Canning in Tin. Fig. 29. Wiping juice and. finger. Sterilize 20 minutes in hot-water bath. Remove jars, complete seal and cool. A slice of lemon may be added to the contents of each jar for flavor .
Charles Pack, 2009
8
METHODS IN MICROBIOLOGY
N NaOH 1 litre Sterilize at 121°C for 20 min 2- 0 'D74 M HaPO4 1 litre Sterilize at121°Cfor 20 min 3. Solution from 2, above 200 ml Dilute to 2000 ml (0 - 0074 M ); sterilize as for Solution 1 4. Solution from 3, above 1 litre Neutralize with use of  ...
James R. Norris, Douglas W. Ribbons, 1969
9
Handbook of Media for Clinical Microbiology
Filter sterilize. TC NaHCO3, 10%: Composition per l00.0mL: NaHCO3 l0.0g Preparation of TC NaHCO3, 10%: Add NaHCO3 to distilled/deionized water and bring volume to l00.0mL. Mix thoroughly. Filter sterilize. TC Vitamins, Minimal Eagle ...
James W. Snyder, Ronald M. Atlas, 2006
10
New Food Engineering Research Trends
Pest Grup Objective Dose (Gy) Aphids and whiteflies Sterilize actively reproducing adult 50-100 Seed weevils (Bruchidae) Sterilize actively reproducing adult 70-100 Scarab beetles Sterilize actively reproducing adult 50- 150 Fruit flies ...
Alan P. Urwaye, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STERILIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sterilize is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Atwater group aims to sterilize feral cats
Dozens have been taken to an animal hospital in Turlock, and nearly 70 were sterilized for free through a special offered at Valley Animal Center in Fresno ... «ABC30.com, May 15»
2
Car service turns into animal haven, helps sterilize feral cats
Big Apple Car in Bath Beach, which dispatches 225 luxury car drivers to jobs around the city, has a surgery room on its first floor where the doctors sterilize kitties ... «New York Post, Feb 15»
3
Sterilize male pets for $20: Animals in the News
Low-cost sterilization in Greater Cleveland: Valley Save-A-Pet and 25 veterinarians offer low-cost pet sterilization to low-income owners. More than 1,000 pets ... «cleveland.com, Jan 15»
4
Save the Honeybee, Sterilize the Earth
A decade ago, people started panicking about the collapse of the honeybee population and the crash of our food supply. But today there are more honeybees ... «Pacific Standard, Jan 15»
5
Is the WHO Using Vaccines to Secretly Sterilize Women All Over the …
Two UN organizations, the WHO and UNICEF, have just been caught red-handed administering “tetanus vaccines” laced with sterilizing agents to girls and ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Nov 14»
6
Why India Continues to Sterilize Its Women
The deaths of eleven women after sterilization surgeries in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh draw attention to the methods India uses to control its vast and ... «Wall Street Journal, Nov 14»
7
Cornell Faces Setbacks in Efforts to Sterilize Local Deer Population
The University's efforts to control the local deer population since 2009 have brought about unintended and unforeseen consequences, garnering some national ... «Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun, Oct 14»
8
County agrees to trap, sterilize feral cats
The board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the Community Cats program, which will trap, sterilize, vaccinate and release feral and “free-roaming” local ... «Arizona Daily Star, Aug 14»
9
Doctors can be reluctant to sterilize young women
For more than a year, Witt tried to get sterilized. Finally she went with her 28-year-old husband to a military medical clinic overseas, where Witt said he was given ... «Chicago Tribune, May 14»
10
Hospital asks patients to get tested for diseases due to sterilization
... Francisco hospital has asked nearly 200 patients to get tested for HIV, hepatitis and other blood-borne diseases after it failed to properly sterilize equipment. «News10.net, Apr 14»

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