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sterilize (oh) and quite(1) (iou)


sterilize (oh)



to make something completely clean by killing any bacteria in it
::Sterilize the bottles with boiling water.
::sterilized milk
::sterilizing solution
if a person or animal is sterilized, they have an operation to stop them producing babies
-- sterilizer n [C]
::an electric sterilizer
-- sterilization /7sterZlaI5zeIFEn ?@ -lE-/ n [U and C]

quite(1) (iou)



quite noun. ['kite] E20.
[Spanish.]
Bullfighting. A series of passes made with the cape to distract the bull from a vulnerable picador, horse, etc.