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Definition of sanitize


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san·i·tize  audio  (sn-tz) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
san·i·tized, san·i·tiz·ing, san·i·tiz·es
  1. To make sanitary, as by cleaning or disinfecting.
  2. To make more acceptable by removing unpleasant or offensive features from: sanitized the language in adapting the novel for television.


OTHER FORMS:
sani·ti·zation  (-t-zshn) KEY (Noun)


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