v.
Pronunciation: ' sa-n ə - ˌ t ī z
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -tized ; -tiz · ing
Etymology: Latin sanitas
Date: 1836
1 : to make sanitary (as by cleaning or sterilizing)
2 : to make more acceptable by removing unpleasant or undesired features <attempts to sanitize historical accounts>
– san · i · ti · za · tion \ ˌ sa-n ə -t ə - ' z ā -sh ə n \ noun