Thesaurus:sterilize

Thesaurus

sterilize

English

Verb

Sense: to deprive a male or female of the ability to procreate

Synonyms

• sterilize

Hyponyms

• desex
• fix
•   —
• castrate
• emasculate
• geld
• neuter
•   —
• spay
• splay

See also

• Thesaurus:copulate
• Thesaurus:sterile

Further reading

• “158. impotence” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “169. unproductiveness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “sterilize” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.