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presterilize

verb

Etymology

From pre- + sterilize.

  1. derived from sterilis
  2. borrowed from stérile
  3. formed as sterilize — “sterile + -ize”
  4. prefixed as presterilize — “pre + sterilize”

Definitions

  1. To sterilize in advance.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA