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Synonyms for sterilize

Most common

fix unsex desex desexualise

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To deprive of the ability to procreate.

Related words

Word family
sterilizer sterile
Other spellings
sterilise UK

Forms

Past participle
sterilized
e.g. sterilized → fixt, unsexed, desexed, desexualised…

Example sentences

  • castrate Don't castrate kids with puberty blockers.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
sterilizesteady
unsexsteady
desexsteady
spayrising
castratesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
fix1
4 letters
spay1
5 letters
unsex, desex
8 letters
castrate2
11 letters
desexualise

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (castrate2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
stériliser
Español
esterilizar
Deutsch
sterilisieren