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sanitize

verb

Make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
S
Ends with
E
Contains
AN
Scrabble score
17

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈsænətaɪz

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Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. Make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features

    “Sanitize a document before releasing it to the press”

verb

  1. Make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing

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Example Sentences

Sanitize a document before releasing it to the press
Sanitize history
Sanitize the language in a book

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