What is the meaning of sterilize?

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verb

Make free from bacteria.
- synonyms: sterilise
Make infertile.
- usage: "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"
- synonyms: sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix

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