Sterilize and Tar

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Sterilize verb - Make free from bacteria.

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Tar is an antonym for sterilize.

Tar verb - Coat with tar.

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Sterilize is an antonym for tar in topics: soil, corrupt, make dirty, cause to be soiled.

Nearby Words: tarred, tared

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Tar and Sterilize. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/sterilize/tar

Sterilize & Tar. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/sterilize/tar>.

Tar or Sterilize. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/sterilize/tar.

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