sanitize

Meanings

Verb

• make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing
• 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"
• To rid of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting.
• To make something, such as a dramatic work, more acceptable by removing potentially offensive material.
• 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.
• To remove sensitive or personal data from (a database or file).
• To revise (a document) in order to prevent identification of the sources.

Synonyms

hygienise, hygienize, sanitise

Related Words

sanitary, sanitation