anonymize

verb

anon·​y·​mize ə-ˈnä-nə-ˌmīz How to pronounce anonymize (audio)
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
anonymizer noun
also British anonymiser

Examples of anonymize in a Sentence

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Sensor data collected by the robots is anonymized and used solely to improve the technology. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2025 There are privacy implications, of course, but Google says all location data is anonymized and encrypted. ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025 Share anonymized KPIs, lead conversion data and marketing spend breakdowns. David Chapman, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025 That information is anonymized, and participants have to give permission for their data to be included at all. Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for anonymize

Word History

Etymology

anonym(ous) + -ize

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anonymize was in 1858

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“Anonymize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anonymize. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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