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.
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Nearby words
sanitate, sanitation, sanitation worker, sanitationman, sanitization, sanitize, sanitizer, sanity, sanjak, sank, sanka
Also especially British, san·i·tise.
Origin of sanitize
Related formssan·i·ti·za·tion, nounun·san·i·tized, adjective
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Examples from the Web for sanitize
After their poop is collected, it is run under a UV light to sanitize it.
You would try to wash them; you would try to sanitize them in some way.
British Dictionary definitions for sanitize
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 Formssanitization or sanitisation, noun
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Word Origin and History for sanitize
sanitize
1836, from stem of sanitary + -ize. Metaphoric sense is from 1934. Related: Sanitized; sanitizing.
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