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sanify, v.|ˈsænɪfaɪ|
[f. L. sān-us healthy (see sane a.) + -ify.]
1. intr. To become sane or reasonable.
1836Hor. Smith Tin Trump., Anger, This seasonable arrest of our functions gives us time to sanify.
2. trans. To make healthy; improve the sanitary conditions of (a city, etc.).
1872[see below]. 1891Nation (N.Y.) 3 Dec. 423/2 Palermo is transformed—cleansed, sanified, and..beautified. 1895Chamb. Jrnl. XII. 691/2 To sanify Jeddah and its vicinity.
Hence ˈsanified ppl. a.
1872W. R. Greg Enigmas Life 30 note, The premature deaths of the bread-winners [will] disappear before sanified cities and vanishing intemperance. |