sterilize

UK
/ˈstɛr.ɪ.laɪz/
US
/ˈstɛr.ə.laɪz/

Übersetzungen

sterilizeverb
sterilized
Präteritum
sterilized
Partizip Perfekt
sterilizing
Gerundium
UK
/ˈstɛr.ɪ.laɪz/
US
/ˈstɛr.ə.laɪz/
The doctor needs to sterilize the surgical instruments before the operation.
Врач должен стерилизовать хирургические инструменты перед операцией.
They use chemicals to sterilize the water supply.
Они используют химикаты, чтобы обеззараживать водоснабжение.

Definitionen

sterilizeverb
To make something free from bacteria or other living microorganisms.
The surgeon sterilized the instruments before the operation.
To make a person or animal unable to reproduce.
The veterinarian sterilized the stray cats to help control the population.
To make something ineffective or powerless.
The new policy was designed to sterilize the influence of the opposition.
To neutralize the monetary effect of capital flows or foreign-exchange intervention through offsetting operations.
The central bank sterilized its large dollar purchases to keep the money supply steady.