What is the meaning of sanitize?

verb

  • Make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing.
  • Make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features.
    • usage: "sanitize a document before releasing it to the press"; "sanitize history"; "sanitize the language in a book"
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