VERBS

be
become
remain
make sth
keep sth
This top fits over the bottle and keeps the teat sterile

ADV

completely
virtually

VERBS

be
become
remain
leave sb, make sb

ADV

permanently
Male workers were made permanently sterile by this pesticide

VERBS

be
become, grow
Their relationship had grown sterile over the years

ADV

very
increasingly
the increasingly sterile debate on constitutional reform
largely
rather, somewhat