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sanitate

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[san-i-teyt] / ˈsæn ɪˌteɪt /

verb (used with object)

sanitated, sanitating
  1. to make sanitary; equip with sanitary appliances.

    to sanitate a new town.


Etymology

Origin of sanitate

First recorded in 1880–85; back formation from sanitation

Example Sentences

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"Unde tamen mors senilis per has mutationes accidit inevitabilis, et ex ipsa sanitate sequens."

From Notes and Queries, Number 216, December 17, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various

Et similiter si ea quae fiunt a natura fierent ab arte, hoc modo fierent sicut apta nata sunt fieri a natura; ut patet in sanitate, quam contigit fieri, et ab arte et a natura....

From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter

Portius in 1686, de Militis in castris sanitate tuenda, part. ii. cap. vi.

From An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany by Monro, Donald

"Hygieina, id est de sanitate tuenda, Medicinæ Pars prima."

From Spadacrene Anglica The English Spa Fountain by Rutherford, James

Yes, we certainly ventilate and sanitate in those matters nowadays.

From Secret Places of the Heart by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)