sanitize

Definition of Sanitize in English :

make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing

2. sanitise, sanitize

make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features

Example Sentences:
'sanitize a document before releasing it to the press'
'sanitize history'
'sanitize the language in a book'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sanitize

verb (transitive)

1.

to make sanitary or hygienic, as by sterilizing

2.

to omit unpleasant details from (a news report, document, etc) to make it more palatable to the recipients

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈsaniˌtized or ˈsaniˌtizing

1.

to make sanitary, as by sterilizing

2.

to free from anything considered undesirable, damaging, etc.

tr.v. san·i·tized, san·i·tiz·ing, san·i·tiz·es

1. To make sanitary, as by cleaning or disinfecting.

2. To make more acceptable by removing unpleasant or offensive features from: sanitized the language in adapting the novel for television.