Clean
Sterilise
Sterilise verb - Make free from bacteria.
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Synonyms for Sterilise
Clean and sterilise are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Clean" instead a verb "Sterilise".
Both words in one sentence
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Neo Scavenger allows you to drink whiskey to temporarily relieve pain (while dehydrating you and making it worse afterwards), pour it on wounds to (painfully) clean them and quickly sterilise dirty rags to use as bandages.
Source: Heal It with Booze
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Sterilise and Clean. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clean/sterilise
Clean & Sterilise. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/clean/sterilise>.
Sterilise or Clean. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/clean/sterilise.
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