Sterilise
Sterilise verb - Make free from bacteria.
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Sanitise and sterilise are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sanitise" instead a verb "Sterilise".
Sanitise
Sanitise verb - Make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing.
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Sanitise and Sterilise. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/sterilise/sanitise
Sterilise & Sanitise. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/sterilise/sanitise>.
Sanitise or Sterilise. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/sterilise/sanitise.
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