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Adjective: sanitized  'sa-nu,tIzd
  1. Made sanitary
    "The sanitized operating room was ready for surgery";
    - sanitised [Brit]
Verb: sanitize  'sa-ni,tIz
  1. Make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing
    "They sanitized the operating room before surgery";
    - sanitise [Brit], hygienize, hygienise [Brit]
     
  2. Make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features
    "sanitize a document before releasing it to the press";
    - sanitise [Brit]

Type of: alter, change, clean, modify

Encyclopedia: Sanitized

Sanitize