desterilize

[ dee-ster-uh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, de·ster·i·lized, de·ster·i·liz·ing.

1. to utilize an idle fund or commodity, as when a nation issues currency against gold previously unused.

Other Words From

• de·steri·li·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of desterilize¹

de- + sterilize