Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Verb: sanitize  'sa-ni,tIz
  1. Make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing
    - sanitise [Brit], hygienize, hygienise [Brit]
     
  2. Make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features
    "sanitize a document before releasing it to the press";
    - sanitise [Brit]

Derived forms: sanitized, sanitizes, sanitizing

See also: sanitized

Type of: alter, change, clean, make clean, modify

Encyclopedia: Sanitize

Nearest

sanitary landfill
sanitary napkin
sanitary towel
sanitate
sanitation
sanitation department
sanitisation
sanitise
sanitised
sanitization
sanitize
sanitized
sanity
sannup
sannyasi
sannyasin
sans
sans serif
sansculotte
sanserif
sansevieria