From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006): sterilise v 1: make free from bacteria [syn: sterilize, sterilise] 2: make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized" [syn: sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix]
sterilise v 1: make free from bacteria [syn: sterilize, sterilise] 2: make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized" [syn: sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix]
