sterilised

UK
/ˈstɛr.ɪ.laɪzd/
US
/ˈstɛr.ə.laɪzd/
sterilisedpast participle
UK
/ˈstɛr.ɪ.laɪzd/
US
/ˈstɛr.ə.laɪzd/
More accurate classification: past participle used adjectivally; generally not gradable.
Traducciones
stériliséAu sens médical ou hygiénique.
The surgeon used sterilised instruments to ensure a safe operation.
Le chirurgien a utilisé des instruments stérilisés pour assurer une opération sans danger.
Traducciones adicionales
aseptiséAu sens figuré, en parlant d’un style, d’un langage ou d’une idée, avec une nuance de neutralisation ou d’absence de vitalité.
Definiciones
Made free from bacteria or other living microorganisms; completely clean.
The surgeon used sterilised instruments to ensure a safe operation.
Devoid of vitality or creativity; lacking in stimulating or original ideas.
The report was criticised for its sterilised language that failed to engage the audience.
steriliseverb

sterilised

Past Simple

sterilised
Past Simple
sterilised
Past Participle
sterilising
Gerund
UK
/ˈstɛr.ɪ.laɪz/
US
/ˈstɛr.ə.laɪz/
Traducciones
The veterinarian sterilised the cat to prevent it from having kittens.
Le vétérinaire a stérilisé la chatte pour l'empêcher d'avoir des chatons.
The surgeon sterilised the instruments before the operation.
Le chirurgien a stérilisé les instruments avant l'opération.
Traducciones adicionales
stériliserSens figuré, surtout en économie et en finances.
Definiciones
To make something free from bacteria or other living microorganisms.
The surgeon sterilised the instruments before the operation.
To make a person or animal unable to reproduce.
The veterinarian sterilised the cat to prevent it from having kittens.
To neutralize or render something ineffective or powerless, often by counteracting its effects (figurative).
The central bank intervened to sterilise the impact of foreign capital inflows on the domestic money supply.