sanitize
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ɪˌtaɪz verb (used with object), san·i·tized, san·i·tiz·ing.
1.
to free from dirt, germs, etc., as by cleaning or sterilizing.
2.
to make less offensive by eliminating anything unwholesome, objectionable, incriminating, etc.: to sanitize a document before releasing it to the press.
Also, especially British, san·i·tise.
Related forms
san·i·ti·za·tion, noun
un·san·i·tized, adjective
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to make sanitary or hygienic, as by sterilizing |
| 2. | to omit unpleasant details from (a news report, document, etc) to make it more palatable to the recipients |
| sanitise or sanitise | |
| —vb | |
| saniti'zation or sanitise | |
| —n | |
| saniti'sation or sanitise | |
| —n | |
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Sanitize
is always a great word to know.
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Example sentences
After thoroughly washing all surfaces and items used in food preparation you should then sanitize.
Sanitize the cleaning table with a diluted bleach solution, and wear a steel glove while cleaning your catch.
Pesticides are used to sanitize our drinking and recreational water.
Bleach containing products not claiming to sanitize or disinfect, are not a registered pesticide.
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