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noun
The act of sanitizing something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
The process of editing a security-classified document in order to reduce its classification level.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sanitation, sanitisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
History
Etymology tree English sanitize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English sanitization From sanitize + -ation.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
