sanitize

verb

Definition of sanitizenext
1
as in to disinfect

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2
as in to romanticize

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Recent Examples of sanitize The couple has to regularly wipe down the exterior and drip tray, remove and clean the nozzles and sanitize the soda lines using a beverage line cleaner. — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026 Wash and sanitize cutting boards, surfaces, and utensils before and after handling food. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026 Proceed with caution with specialty chemicals Tackling some kinds of stains, like pet urine or feces, may require a specific pretreatment to help break down the stain and also sanitize the area. — Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2026 Orkin can treat some household surfaces to kill bacteria and viruses and to sanitize the area. — Dan Simms, USA Today, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for sanitize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanitize
  1. disinfect
  2. romanticize
  3. decontaminate
  4. sugarcoat
  5. purge
  6. idealize
  7. purify
  8. intensify
Verb
  • If someone is sick with an infectious disease, that’s a time to disinfect.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Wash pruners or scissors with soap and water, then spray or wipe the blades with rubbing alcohol to disinfect them.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of disinfect
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  • For a guy used to the warmth of an arena crowd, Pragiwaksono romanticizes open mics, those awkward showcases of aspiring comics performing largely in front of other aspiring comics.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • Your book is accused by some Chinese audiences of romanticizing colonialism, or of being an example of colonial nostalgia literature.
    — Jan Camenzind Broomby, NPR, 29 July 2026
Definition of romanticize
Verb
  • Even considering the persistence and peril of anthrax, Stewart reckons that the British government did properly decontaminate the island.
    — RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The traditional boundaries between work and life dissolved as workers tried to maintain productivity through economic upheaval, all while decontaminating groceries and managing their children’s online classes.
    — Tess Lawrence, Harvard Business Review, 1 July 2026
Definition of decontaminate
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  • His prose radiates an ecstatic pessimism, as if lit up from within by the relief of not having to sugarcoat things with comforting lies.
    — Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Her refusal to sugarcoat the interior and exterior lives of her characters, whether enslaved or traumatized by the past — by events in American history — was purposeful.
    — Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of sugarcoat
Verb
  • Even when Putin purged Russia’s defense ministry for corruption, including much of Shoigu’s own personal network, Putin transferred Shoigu to a weighty role in the Security Council rather than disempower him.
    — Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
  • For many, that pales in comparison to the 60 Minutes bloodbath in June that saw correspondents Scott Pelley, Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega purged, joined by executive producer Tanya Simon and others.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of purge
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  • The report suggests that idealized portrayals of dating on social media may be affecting confidence and expectations, in some cases as much as or more than rejection itself.
    — Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 20 July 2026
  • As these historical examples underscore, there is no idealized past to reclaim nor idealized future to arrive at through an inevitable march of progress.
    — Mark Brilliant, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Definition of idealize
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  • This gas will then be purified and concentrated, ready for export to local gas networks as what is termed renewable natural gas (RNG).
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Normal strategy in disaster situations is boiling water to purify it but this uses valuable fuel resources.
    — Simon Heptinstall, New Atlas, 9 July 2026
Definition of purify
Verb
  • History shows that presidents who intensify wars in pursuit of a way out, or to protect their own prestige or America’s reputation, descend a slippery slope.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Rising electricity demand from AI data centers has intensified the search for on-site power systems that can ease pressure on strained grids without locking operators into a single fuel.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of intensify

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