sanitize

[ san-i-tahyz ]

/ ˈsæn ɪˌtaɪz /

verb (used with object), san·i·tized, san·i·tiz·ing.

to free from dirt, germs, etc., as by cleaning or sterilizing.

to make less offensive by eliminating anything unwholesome, objectionable, incriminating, etc.: to sanitize a document before releasing it to the press.

Words nearby sanitize

sanitate, sanitation, sanitation worker, sanitationman, sanitization, sanitize, sanitizer, sanity, sanjak, sank, sankara

Also especially British, san·i·tise.

Origin of sanitize

First recorded in 1830–40; sanit(ary) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM sanitize

san·i·ti·za·tion, nounun·san·i·tized, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for sanitization

sanitize

sanitise

/ (ˈsænɪˌtaɪz) /

verb (tr)

to make sanitary or hygienic, as by sterilizing

to omit unpleasant details from (a news report, document, etc) to make it more palatable to the recipients

Derived forms of sanitize

sanitization or sanitisation, noun

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Medical definitions for sanitization

sanitization

[ săn′ĭ-tĭ-zā′shən ]

n.

The process of making something sanitary, as by cleaning or disinfecting.

Other words from sanitization

san′i•tize′ (-tīz′) v.