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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

de•ster•i•lize v.t., -lized, -liz•ing.

Businessto utilize an idle fund or commodity, as when a nation issues currency against gold previously unused.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] de•ster′i•lise′.

de- + sterilize

de•ster′i•li•za′tion, n.

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