sanitize
verb (used with object)
to free from dirt, germs, etc., as by cleaning or sterilizing.
has sanitized
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present perfectof sanitize (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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They argue that lowering the capacity to around 83,000 and cleaning up the concourses has sanitized it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Success has sanitized her, but before Kusama became a household name, she was a performance artist.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2022
Now the Weinstein Company, in tandem with the Motion Picture Association of America, has sanitized .
From Time ● Apr. 4, 2011
But councilman Charles Barron, an opponent of rezoning, argues that the influx of major retailers has sanitized the neighborhood.
From Time Magazine Archive
