desterilize
[ dee-ster-uh-lahyz ]
/ diˈstɛr əˌlaɪz /
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verb (used with object), de·ster·i·lized, de·ster·i·liz·ing.
to utilize an idle fund or commodity, as when a nation issues currency against gold previously unused.
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Also especially British, de·ster·i·lise .
OTHER WORDS FROM desterilize
de·ster·i·li·za·tion, nounWords nearby desterilize
destabilize, destain, de-Stalinization, de-Stalinize, destem, desterilize, de Stijl, destination, destine, destined, destiny
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