anonymize

verb

anon·​y·​mize ə-ˈnä-nə-ˌmīz 

variants also British anonymise

anonymized; anonymizing

transitive verb

: to remove identifying information from (something, such as computer data) so that the original source cannot be known : to make (something) anonymous

There's an incredible amount of data in your travel profile. So they improved security and created a sophisticated way to anonymize data.

—Dana Hawkins

anonymization noun

also British anonymisation

ə-ˌnä-nə-mə-ˈzā-shən 

anonymizer noun

also British anonymiser

Examples of anonymize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even when data is anonymized, some consumers may feel uneasy receiving a pet insurance offer shortly after adopting a dog or cat. —Jon Jacobson, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025

That data will remain on OpenAI's servers, where it will be anonymized, and it will likely never be directly produced to plaintiffs. —ArsTechnica, 2 July 2025

All data usage is anonymized and cannot be traced back to individual users. —PC Magazine, 26 June 2025

Sensor data collected by the robots is anonymized and used solely to improve the technology. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

anonym(ous) + -ize

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anonymize

• actualize
• antagonize
• apologise
• apologize
• capitalize
• categorize
• characterize
• commercialize
• conceptualize
• contrariwise
• criminalize
• decentralize