SANITIZE


Meaning of SANITIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsa-nə-ˌtīz ]

transitive verb

( -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 ˌsa-nə-tə-ˈzā-shən noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.