Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense sanitizes, present participle sanitizing, past tense, past participle sanitizedregional note: in BRIT, also use sanitise
verb
To sanitize an activity or a situation that is unpleasant or unacceptable means to describe it in a way that makes it seem more pleasant or more acceptable.
...crime writers who sanitise violence and make it respectable. [VERB noun]
He's worried that he's only going to get a sanitized version of what actually happened. [VERB-ed]
More Synonyms of sanitize
sanitize in British English
or sanitise (ˈsænɪˌtaɪz)
verb(transitive)
1.
to make sanitary or hygienic, as by sterilizing
2.
to omit unpleasant details from (a news report, document, etc) to make it more palatable to the recipients
Derived forms
sanitization (ˌsanitiˈzation) or sanitisation (ˌsanitiˈsation)
noun
sanitize in American English
(ˈsænəˌtaɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈsaniˌtized or ˈsaniˌtizing
1.
to make sanitary, as by sterilizing
2.
to free from anything considered undesirable, damaging, etc.
Derived forms
sanitizer (ˈsaniˌtizer)
noun
Synonyms of 'sanitize'
sterilize, cleanse, disinfect, purge
make acceptable, clean up, purge, water down
More Synonyms of sanitize
1 (verb)
motels with their sanitized toilet seats and mini bars of soap
Synonyms
sterilize
Sulphur is also used to sterilize equipment.
cleanse
Confession cleanses the soul.
disinfect
Chlorine is used to disinfect water.
purge
He lay still, trying to purge his mind of anxiety.
purify
Plants can filter and purify the air in your office.
fumigate
I'm going to fumigate the greenhouse.
decontaminate
procedures for decontaminating people affected by radiation
pasteurize
2 (verb)
Definition
to omit unpleasant details to make (news) more acceptable
the school of crime writers who sanitize violence
Synonyms
make acceptable
clean up
purge
water down
expurgate
The work was heavily expurgated for its second edition.
make palatable
Additional synonyms
in the sense of cleanse
Definition
to remove evil or guilt from
Confession cleanses the soul.
Synonyms
absolve,
clear,
purge,
purify
in the sense of decontaminate
Definition
to make (a place or object) safe by removing poisons, radioactivity, etc.
procedures for decontaminating people affected by radiation
Synonyms
sterilize,
clean,
cleanse,
purify,
make safe,
disinfect,
fumigate,
deodorize,
sanitize,
disinfest
in the sense of disinfect
Definition
to rid of harmful germs by cleaning with a chemical substance
Chlorine is used to disinfect water.
Synonyms
sterilize,
purify,
decontaminate,
clean,
cleanse,
fumigate,
deodorize,
sanitize
Nearby words of
sanitize
sanguine
sanitary
sanitation
sanitize
sanity
Sanskrit
Santa Claus
Synonyms of 'sanitize'
sanitize
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of expurgate
Definition
to amend a piece of writing by removing sections thought to be offensive
The work was heavily expurgated for its second edition.
Synonyms
censor,
cut,
clean up (informal),
purge,
purify,
blue-pencil,
sanitize,
bowdlerize
in the sense of fumigate
Definition
to treat (something contaminated) with fumes
I'm going to fumigate the greenhouse.
Synonyms
disinfect,
cleanse,
purify,
sterilize,
sanitize,
clean out or up
in the sense of purge
Definition
to be purified
He lay still, trying to purge his mind of anxiety.
Synonyms
cleanse,
clear,
purify,
wash,
clean out,
expiate
in the sense of purify
Definition
to free (something) of harmful or inferior matter
Plants can filter and purify the air in your office.