Hyphenation of sterilize

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word sterilize? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

ster-il-ize

Definitions of sterilize:

1.	Make free from bacteria
2.	Make infertile In some countries
3.	People with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized

Synonyms of sterilize:

verb	sterilise, disinfect
verb	sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix, operate on, operate

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