SANITIZE

sanitize, sanitise

(verb) make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features; “sanitize a document before releasing it to the press”; “sanitize history”; “sanitize the language in a book”

sanitize, sanitise, hygienize, hygienise

(verb) make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

sanitize (third-person singular simple present sanitizes, present participle sanitizing, simple past and past participle sanitized)

(transitive) To rid of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting.

(transitive, by extension) To make something, such as a dramatic work, more acceptable by removing potentially offensive material.

(transitive, computing) To filter (text) to ensure it does not contain any characters that will cause problems for or be interpreted in an adverse way by the receiving system.

(transitive, computing) To remove sensitive or personal data from (a database or file).

(transitive) To revise (a document) in order to prevent identification of the sources.

Anagrams

• satinize

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

12 May 2025

UNSEASONED

(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

coffee icon