A less common form meaning to make aseptic or germ-free, similar to asepticize.
From aseptic + -ify (suffix meaning to make or cause to become), an alternative verb-forming suffix to -ize that both derive from Latin.
Aseptify is like a synonym trying to compete with asepticize, but it never really caught on—most doctors prefer asepticize, showing how one word form can win out over others in scientific communities.
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