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sanitize
verb
Make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features
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ˈsænətaɪz
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verb
Make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features
“Sanitize a document before releasing it to the press”
verb
Make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing
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Sanitize a document before releasing it to the press
Sanitize history
Sanitize the language in a book
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