dēˈōdəˌrīz transitive verb
Etymology: de- + odor + -ize
1. : to eliminate or neutralize the offensive odor of
he extracts the solvents from the dry-cleaned garments and … dries and deodorizes the extracted garments — Opportunity & a Future
specifically : to apply to or treat with a deodorant
2. : to make (a reprehensible act or fact) more acceptable or palatable by placing in a pleasant light especially by misrepresenting, glossing over, or evading
their buccaneering was deodorized by the fact that their victims were Madagascar pirates — New York Herald Tribune Book Review
deodorize the unpleasant fact that in laboratories all over the world devices to rip out the heart and soul of man are being systematically … developed — Norman Cousins