To render free of microorganisms

• decontaminate

  1. To remove contamination from something, and thus render it safe.
  2. To rid of a polluting or harmful substance, as poison gas, radioactive products, etc.
  3. To make safe by eliminating poisonous or otherwise harmful substances, such as noxious chemicals or radioactive material.

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  1. To remove contamination from something, and thus render it safe.
  2. To rid of a polluting or harmful substance, as poison gas, radioactive products, etc.
  3. To make safe by eliminating poisonous or otherwise harmful substances, such as noxious chemicals or radioactive material.

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• sanitize

  1. (Computing) to remove sensitive or personal data from a database or file before giving the public access to it
  2. To revise a document in order to prevent identification of the sources
  3. To make more acceptable by removing unpleasant or offensive features from:

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  1. (Computing) to remove sensitive or personal data from a database or file before giving the public access to it
  2. To revise a document in order to prevent identification of the sources
  3. To make more acceptable by removing unpleasant or offensive features from:

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• sterilize

  1. (Economics) To place (gold) in safekeeping so as not to affect the supply of money or credit.
  2. To eliminate the ability of a person or animal to produce offspring, as by altering or removing the reproductive organs.
  3. To make incapable of producing others of its kind, as by removing the organs of reproduction or preventing them from functioning effectively

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  1. (Economics) To place (gold) in safekeeping so as not to affect the supply of money or credit.
  2. To eliminate the ability of a person or animal to produce offspring, as by altering or removing the reproductive organs.
  3. To make incapable of producing others of its kind, as by removing the organs of reproduction or preventing them from functioning effectively

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