sterilizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of sterilize
as in alters

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  1. alters
  2. castrates
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  • In the eastern Indian Ocean, south of Java in the vast sea stretching toward Australia, a fishing vessel slightly alters its course while operating near the boundary of its authorized fishing ground.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026
  • But the loud, buzzing, mechanical presence often panics wildlife and alters natural behavior.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Definition of alters
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  • By way of example, Morris points to a scene in Wiseman's 1993 documentary Zoo, in which an all-women surgical team at Miami zoo castrates a wolf.
    — Chloe Veltman, NPR, 16 Feb. 2026
Definition of castrates
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