sanitize
/ˈsanɪtʌɪz
/(also sanitise)
verb [with object]
1Make clean and hygienic: new chemicals for sanitizing a pool...
- In addition to that, we do want to make sure that the ship is as sanitized and as clean as possible for the next sailing.
- When the filler bowl is properly cleaned and sanitized, a sterile product contact is achieved.
- They should then be sanitized by boiling in clean water or immersing them for 15 minutes in a solution of 1/4 cup of chlorine bleach per gallon of water.
Synonyms
sterilize, disinfect, clean, cleanse, cauterize, purify, fumigate, pasteurize, decontaminate
technical autoclave
rare depollute
1.1 derogatory Make (something) more palatable by removing elements that are likely to be unacceptable or controversial: (as adjective sanitized) a sanitized version of his career...
- A large number of these declassified documents are sanitized, with source of information and names of informants removed for protection purposes.
- To surrender to political correctness is simply to sanitize controversy so that no one's sensibilities are offended.
- It's edited, composed on the page, cleaned up and sanitized.
Synonyms
make presentable, make acceptable, make palatable, clean up;
purge, expurgate, bowdlerize, censor, redact, emasculate, blue-pencil, water down
Derivatives
sanitization
- However, this presentation of pan-African unity and post-Independence euphoria required a sanitization of Dakarois life and a careful culling of cultural elements deemed suitable for foreign consumption.
- What I find hard to reconcile in the case of the Classico label and Disney, in general, is the sanitization of whatever period of history they are representing.
- Traffic was stopped on the road and after the complete sanitization of the area rescuers were allowed to lift the victims.
sanitizer
- Instead of trying to eliminate the bacteria by using hand sanitizer or acetaminophen, we should strengthen the body so that it can naturally kill the bacteria.
- The EPA classifies germicides as sporicides, general disinfectants, hospital disinfectants, detergents, sanitizers, and others.
- To disinfect bathroom or kitchen surfaces, try Earth Power's EPA-registered herbal disinfectant or Seventh Generation sanitizers.