'Pasteurize' definitions:

Definition of 'pasteurize'

From: WordNet
verb
Heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms; "pasteurize milk" [syn: pasteurize, pasteurise]

Definition of 'Pasteurize'

From: GCIDE
  • Pasteurize \Pas*teur"ize\, v. t.
  • 1. To subject to pasteurization. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To treat by pasteurism. [1913 Webster]