By boiling the water we sterilized it, making it fit to drink.
SYNONYM(S): disinfect, purify.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
de|ster|i|lize — «dee STEHR uh lyz», transitive verb, lized, liz|ing. to return to productive use (gold previously idle) in order to back a new issue of currency, support credit expansion, or the like … Useful english dictionary
ra|di|o|ster|i|lize — «RAY dee oh STEHR uh lyz», transitive verb, lized, liz|ing. to sterilize by subjecting to radioactive rays … Useful english dictionary
re|ster|i|lize — «ree STEHR uh lyz», transitive verb, lized, liz|ing. to sterilize again … Useful english dictionary
ster — ster; ster·co·bi·lin; ster·co·bi·lin·o·gen; ster·co·ra·ceous; ster·co·ral; ster·co·ra·nism; ster·co·ra·nist; ster·co·ra·rii·dae; ster·co·rary; ster·co·ra·tion; ster·co·ric·o·lous; ster·co·rite; ster·cov·o·rous; ster·cu·lia; ster·cu·li·a·ce·ae;… … English syllables
lize — al·ka·lize; anab·o·lize; ben·zo·lize; can·a·lize; can·nu·lize; car·bo·lize; ca·tab·o·lize; civ·i·lize; crys·tal·lize; di·ab·o·lize; em·bo·lize; eno·lize; epis·to·lize; ep·i·the·lize; evan·ge·lize; fab·u·lize; fac·sim·i·lize; fis·tu·lize;… … English syllables
sterilize — ster·i·lize … English syllables
sterilize — ster•i•lize [[t]ˈstɛr əˌlaɪz[/t]] v. t. lized, liz•ing 1) lab to cleanse by destroying microorganisms, parasites, etc., usu. by bringing to a high temperature 2) med srg to render (a person or animal) infertile by removing or inhibiting the sex… … From formal English to slang
sterilize — To produce sterility. * * * ster·il·ize also Brit ster·il·ise ster ə .līz vt, ized also Brit ised; iz·ing also Brit is·ing to make sterile: a) to deprive of the power of reproducing b) to free from living microorganisms (as by the use of physical … Medical dictionary
presterilize — pre•ster′i•lize v. t. lized, liz•ing … From formal English to slang
resterilize — re•ster′i•lize v. t. lized, liz•ing … From formal English to slang
