sanitize
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Definition of sanitize
1 : to make sanitary (as by cleaning or sterilizing)
2 : to make more acceptable by removing unpleasant or undesired features attempts to sanitize historical accounts
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Instead, Letts boils it down to the bare-bones, sanitized version that separating parents tend to give their children. — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Mary Page Marlowe': Theater Review," 13 July 2018 Employee washed cleaver and cutting board without sanitizing. — Lorraine Longhi, azcentral, "Restaurant inspections: Chinese restaurant tops list with 12 violations for the week," 30 May 2018 Kitty’s has been ordered to clean and sanitize its facility. — Sophia Eppolito, BostonGlobe.com, "North Reading restaurant closes after salmonella outbreak sickens up to 39 people," 10 July 2018 But content to be yet another great-man biopic, the movie would rather sanitize than probe. — Edouard Deluc, New York Times, "Review: ‘Gauguin: Voyage to Tahiti’ Doesn’t Make Much of a (Post-) Impression," 10 July 2018 The facts behind Thanksgiving, chattel slavery, the civil war, internment camps, mass incarceration, and even the national anthem are all sanitized for over-the-counter consumption, available in chewable vitamin form at a drugstore near you. — Vic Mensa, Teen Vogue, "Vic Mensa: Don't Ask Me to Love America When It Doesn't Love Me," 4 July 2018 Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. — David J. Neal, miamiherald, "Roaches in oven, sewage on floor, flies in the fries. These restaurants are in trouble," 21 June 2018 Clean and sanitize everything from oven and dish drying racks to light switch covers in the dishwasher. — NBC News, "How to spring clean like a pro," 10 Aug. 2017 CLIMB Works is using bottled water, has sanitized the facility and posted signs warning visitors not to drink water in the bathrooms, WBIR reported. — Joe Marusak, charlotteobserver, "E. coli sickens hundreds on zip line tours in popular resort town," 11 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sanitize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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sanitize
verb
English Language Learners Definition of sanitize
: to make (something) free from dirt, infection, disease, etc., by cleaning it : to make (something) sanitary
: to make (something) more pleasant and acceptable by taking things that are unpleasant or offensive out of it
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sanitize
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Medical Definition of sanitize
: to make sanitary (as by cleaning or sterilizing) sanitize all surfaces with a solution of bleach and water
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