sterilize

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• /ˈstɛɹɪlaɪz/
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Etymology tree English sterile Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English sterilize From sterile + -ize.

52 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: esterilitzar — disable ability to procreate
• Czech: sterilizovat — disable ability to procreate
• Dutch: steriliseren — disable ability to procreate
• Esperanto: steriligi — disable ability to procreate
• Finnish: steriloida — disable ability to procreate
• French: stériliser — disable ability to procreate
• Galician: esterilizar — disable ability to procreate
• German: sterilisieren — disable ability to procreate
• German: kastrieren — disable ability to procreate
• Greek: στειρώνω (steiróno) — disable ability to procreate
• Hungarian: sterilizál — disable ability to procreate
• Icelandic: gelda — disable ability to procreate
• Irish: aimridigh — disable ability to procreate
• Italian: sterilizzare — disable ability to procreate
• Latin: sterilizare — disable ability to procreate
• Malay: mandulkan — disable ability to procreate
• Māori: whakamūhore — disable ability to procreate
• Polish: sterylizować — disable ability to procreate
• Portuguese: esterilizar — disable ability to procreate
• Russian: стерилизова́ть (sterilizovátʹ) — disable ability to procreate
• Russian: простерилизова́ть (prosterilizovátʹ) — disable ability to procreate
• Spanish: esterilizar — disable ability to procreate
• Swedish: sterilisera — disable ability to procreate
• Vietnamese: triệt sản — disable ability to procreate
• Finnish: steriloida — make unable to produce; make unprofitable
• Bulgarian: обеззаразявам (obezzarazjavam) — (biology) to destroy all spores or germs
• Bulgarian: стерилизирам (steriliziram) — (biology) to destroy all spores or germs
• Catalan: esterilitzar — (biology) to destroy all spores or germs
• Chinese Mandarin: 消毒 (xiāodú) — (biology) to destroy all spores or germs
• Czech: sterilizovat — (biology) to destroy all spores or germs
• Esperanto: steriligi — (biology) to destroy all spores or germs
• Finnish: steriloida — (biology) to destroy all spores or germs
• French: stériliser — (biology) to destroy all spores or germs
• Galician: esterilizar — (biology) to destroy all spores or germs
• German: sterilisieren — (biology) to destroy all spores or germs
• German: entkeimen — (biology) to destroy all spores or germs
• Greek: αποστειρώνω (aposteiróno) — (biology) to destroy all spores or germs
• Hebrew: חיטא \ חִטֵּא (khité) — (biology) to destroy all spores or germs
• Hungarian: sterilizál — (biology) to destroy all spores or germs
• Hungarian: fertőtlenít — (biology) to destroy all spores or germs
• Hungarian: csíramentesít — (biology) to destroy all spores or germs
• Icelandic: sótthreinsa — (biology) to destroy all spores or germs
• Irish: steiriligh — (biology) to destroy all spores or germs
• Japanese: 殺菌する (sakkin suru) — (biology) to destroy all spores or germs
• Korean: 살균하다 (salgyunhada) — (biology) to destroy all spores or germs
• Polish: sterylizować — (biology) to destroy all spores or germs
• Portuguese: esterilizar — (biology) to destroy all spores or germs
• Russian: стерилизова́ть (sterilizovátʹ) — (biology) to destroy all spores or germs
• Russian: простерилизова́ть (prosterilizovátʹ) — (biology) to destroy all spores or germs
• Spanish: esterilizar — (biology) to destroy all spores or germs
• Vietnamese: tiệt trùng — (biology) to destroy all spores or germs
• Vietnamese: khử trùng — (biology) to destroy all spores or germs