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    SANITIZE

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     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they sanitize  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it sanitizes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: sanitized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: sanitized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: sanitizing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable featuresplay

    Example:

    sanitize the language in a book

    Synonyms:

    sanitise; sanitize

    Classified under:

    Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

    Hypernyms (to "sanitize" is one way to...):

    alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s something

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizingplay

    Synonyms:

    hygienise; hygienize; sanitise; sanitize

    Classified under:

    Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

    Hypernyms (to "sanitize" is one way to...):

    clean; make clean (make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s something

    Derivation:

    sanitization (making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing)

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