sanitize
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san·i·tize
(săn′ĭ-tīz′)tr.v. 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.
san′i·ti·za′tion (-tĭ-zā′shən) n.
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sanitize
(ˈsænɪˌtaɪz) orsanitise
vb (tr)
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
ˌsanitiˈzation, ˌsanitiˈsation n
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san•i•tize
(ˈsæn ɪˌtaɪz)v.t. -tized, -tiz•ing.
1. to free from dirt, germs, etc., as by cleaning or sterilizing.
2. to make less offensive by eliminating anything unwholesome, objectionable, etc.
san`i•ti•za′tion, n.
san′i•tiz`er, n.
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sanitize
To revise a report or other document in such a fashion as to prevent identification of sources, or of the actual persons and places with which it is concerned, or of the means by which it was acquired. Usually involves deletion or substitution of names and other key details.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
sanitize
Past participle: sanitized
Gerund: sanitizing
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| Verb | 1. | sanitize - make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing clean, make clean - make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth" |
| 2. | sanitize - make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features; "sanitize a document before releasing it to the press"; "sanitize history"; "sanitize the language in a book" |
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sanitize
verb
1. sterilize, cleanse, disinfect, purge, purify, fumigate, decontaminate, pasteurize motels with their sanitized toilet seats and mini bars of soap
2. make acceptable, clean up, purge, water down, expurgate, make palatable the school of crime writers who sanitize violence
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sanitize
verbTo render free of microorganisms:
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
sanitize
[ˈsænɪtaɪz] sanitise (British) vt [+ violence, situation] → édulcorera sanitized version of sth → une version édulcorée de qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
sanitize
vt
(esp US) → keimfrei machen
novel, film etc → von anstößigen Stellen reinigen or säubern
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