— sanitization , n.
/san"i tuyz'/ , v.t., sanitized, sanitizing .
1. to free from dirt, germs, etc., as by cleaning or sterilizing.
2. to make less offensive by eliminating anything unwholesome, objectionable, incriminating, etc.: to sanitize a document before releasing it to the press.
Also, esp. Brit., sanitise .
[ 1830-40; SANIT(ARY) + -IZE ]