Words that Rhyme with sterilize
1 Syllable Words
ais, ayes, bies, bise, buy's, buys, chi's, cries, crise, di's, dies, dise, dries, dyes, eis, eye's, eyes, eyes', flies, fries, fry's, geis, gries, grise, guise, guy's, guys, guys', highs, hise, i's, i.'s, i.s, ise, kise, kleis, knies, krise, kyes, lies, lise, mies, mize, nies, nuys, pies, plies, pries, prize, ries, rise, schleis, shies, sighs, size, skies, sky's, spies, thai's, thais, theis, thighs, ties, tries, tsai's, vies, why's, whys, wies, wise, wyse, y's, y.'s
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advise, allies, ally's, applies, apprise, arise, baptize, belies, bigeyes, bitesize, capsize, chastise, clockwise, complies, comprise, crosswise, decries, deffeyes, defies, demise, denies, despise, devise, disguise, downsize, edgewise, emprise, franchise, gadflies, goodbyes, hawkeye's, heartwise, highrise, implies, incise, july's, laudise, lengthwise, levis, likewise, maglaj's, magpies, marseilles, mcfly's, midsize, mihai's, neckties, outcries, outsize, pint-size, popeye's, popeyes, powercise, rabbis, realize, relies, replies, reprise, revise, shanghai's, sidewise, sonrise, standbys, streetwise, stylize, sunrise, supplies, supply's, surmise, surprise, timewise, unwise, upsize, vanhise
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advertise, aggrandize, agonize, alibis, alkalies, amortize, amplifies, analyze, anglicize, authorize, balkanize, brutalize, burglarize, butterflies, butterfly's, carbonize, catalyze, centralize, certifies, chatichai's, christianize, circumcise, civilize, clarifies, classifies, codifies, colonize, colorize, communize, compromise, creolize, criticize, crystallize, customize, demonize, deputize, digitize, dramatize, duis, empathize, emphasize, energize, enfranchise, enterprise, equalize, eulogize, euthanize, exercise, fantasize, federalize, fertilize, finalize, fireflies, formalize, fossilize, fraternize, galvanize, glamorize, globalize, glorifies, harmonize, hellenize, heroize, hoverflies, humanize, hybridize, hydrolyze, hypnotize, idealize, idolize, immunize, improvise, ionize, ironize, itemize, jeopardize, justifies, legalize, liberalize, lionize, localize, lullabies, magnifies, maximize, mechanize, memorize, merchandise, mesmerize, minimize, mobilize, modernize, modifies, moralize, motorize, multiplies, mystifies, nationalize, naturalize, neutralize, normalize, notifies, nullifies, occupies, optimize, organize, ostracize, otherwise, oversize, oxidize, panelize, paralyze, pasteurize, patronize, penalize, plagiarize, polarize, pressurize, privatize, publicize, pulverize, qualifies, randomize, ratifies, realize, recognize, rhapsodize, rubberize, samurai's, samurais, sanitize, satirize, satisfies, scandalize, scrutinize, sensitize, signifies, simplifies, socialize, specialize, specifies, stabilize, stalinize, standardize, stigmatize, stylize, subsidize, summarize, supervise, symbolize, sympathize, synchronize, synthesize, tantalize, televise, temporize, terrifies, terrorize, testifies, theorize, tranquilize, traumatize, trivialize, typifies, underlies, unionize, urbanize, uruguay's, utilize, vandalize, vaporize, verbalize, verifies, visualize, westernize, winterize, womanize
4 Syllable Words
accessorize, acidifies, actualize, africanize, alphabetize, aluminize, annualize, antagonize, apologize, cannibalize, capitalize, caramelize, categorize, characterize, collectivize, commercialize, computerize, containerize, criminalize, decentralize, deemphasize, demobilize, democratize, demoralize, depersonalize, depressurize, desensitize, destabilize, disenfranchise, disorganize, disqualifies, economize, electrifies, epitomize, evangelize, exemplifies, familiarize, federalize, fictionalize, generalize, homogenize, hospitalize, hypothesize, identifies, immobilize, intensifies, internalize, legitimize, liberalize, marginalize, metabolize, metastasize, militarize, mineralize, miniaturize, monopolize, nationalize, naturalize, personalize, personifies, politicize, polymerize, popularize, preoccupies, prioritize, propagandize, proselytize, radicalize, rationalize, reanalyse, reauthorize, reemphasize, regionalize, remerchandise, reorganize, revitalize, romanticize, securitize, serialize, solidifies, soliloquize, suburbanize, trivialize
5 Syllable Words
americanize, collateralize, compartmentalize, decriminalize, demilitarize, denationalize, departmentalize, depersonalize, industrialize, internationalize, materialize, memorialize, mischaracterize, overemphasize, professionalize, recapitalize, renationalize, revolutionize, sensationalize, underutilize
6 Syllable Words
editorialize, internationalize, undercapitalize
7 Syllable Words
deinstitutionalize
Definitions of sterilize
v. t. To make sterile or unproductive; to impoverish, as land; to exhaust of fertility.
v. t. To deprive of the power of reproducing; to render incapable of germination or fecundation; to make sterile.
v. t. To destroy all spores or germs in (an organic fluid or mixture), as by heat, so as to prevent the development of bacterial or other organisms.