desterilize: Meaning and Definition of

de•ster•i•lize

Pronunciation: (dē-ster'u-līz"), [key]
— -lized, -liz•ing.
  1. to utilize an idle fund or commodity, as when a nation issues currency against gold previously unused.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.