sterilisieren
Translation
to sterilize, to neuter, to spay
Examples
Man muss die Babyflaschen sterilisieren.
You have to sterilize the baby bottles.
Die Katze wurde vom Tierarzt sterilisiert.
The cat was sterilized by the vet.
Grammar Patterns
((et4)) sterilisieren to sterilize (sth.) The nurse sterilizes the instruments.
Similar Words
desinfizieren (to disinfect), keimfrei machen (to make germ-free)
Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'steril' with the verbal suffix '-isieren', which is equivalent to '-ize' in English.
Memory Tips
Think of making something 'sterile'. The ending '-isieren' is a common verb ending, just like '-ize' in 'sterilize'.