verb🔗ShareTo rid of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting."The daycare workers sanitized the toys after the children finished playing with them. "medicinevirusmicroorganismscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(by extension) To make something, such as a dramatic work, more acceptable by removing potentially offensive material."The children's book was sanitized to remove violent scenes and make it suitable for younger readers. "mediacultureartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo 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."The programmer sanitized the user's input to prevent malicious code from being executed on the server. "technologycomputinginternetcommunicationsystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo remove sensitive or personal data from (a database or file)."The company sanitized the customer database to protect people's privacy before sharing it with the research team. "computingtechnologyinternetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo revise (a document) in order to prevent identification of the sources."The company sanitized the customer feedback report before sharing it with employees, so no one could identify which customer made each comment. "governmentmediawritingcommunicationlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
