Sanitize vs. Sterilize
Sanitizeverb
(transitive) To rid of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting.
Sanitizeverb
To make something, such as a dramatic work, more acceptable by removing potentially offensive material.
Sanitizeverb
To filter (text) to ensure it does not contain any characters that will cause problems for or be interpreted in an adverse way by the receiving system.
Sanitizeverb
To remove sensitive or personal data from (a database or file).
Sanitizeverb
(transitive) To revise (a document) in order to prevent identification of the sources.
Sanitizeverb
make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing
Sanitizeverb
make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features;
Sanitizeverb
make clean and hygienic; disinfect
Sanitizeverb
make (something) more palatable by removing elements that are likely to be unacceptable or controversial
Sterilizeverb
To deprive of the ability to procreate.
Sterilizeverb
To make unable to produce; to make unprofitable.
Sterilizeverb
(biology) To kill, deactivate (denature), or destroy (break apart) all living, viable microorganisms and spores on a surface, in a fluid, or contained in a compound, such as culture media or a medical product.
Sterilizeverb
To make sterile or unproductive; to impoverish, as land; to exhaust of fertility.
Sterilizeverb
To deprive of the power of reproducing; to render incapable of germination or fecundation; to make sterile.
Sterilizeverb
To destroy all spores or germs in (an organic fluid or mixture) or on (a medical instrument), as by heat, so as to prevent contamination by bacteria or other organisms. A common method of sterilization in laboratories and medical facilities is to heat a liquid sample or an instrument in an autoclave.
Sterilizeverb
To destroy all spores or germs on (a surface) by wetting with an antiseptic liquid, such as an alcoholic solution.
Sterilizeverb
make free from bacteria
Sterilizeverb
make infertile;
Sterilizeverb
make (something) free from bacteria or other living microorganisms
Sterilizeverb
deprive (a person or animal) of the ability to produce offspring, typically by removing or blocking the sex organs
Sterilizeverb
make (land or water) unable to produce crops or support life
