sanitize

Other spellings

• (UK) sanitise

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈsænətaɪz/ or /ˈsænɪtaɪz/

• Audio (UK)

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Verb

Plain form sanitize

Third-person singular sanitizes

Past tense sanitized

Past participle sanitized

Present participle sanitizing

1. (transitive) If you sanitize a place, you clean and disinfect it.

Related words

• sanitary
• sanitizer/sanitiser
• sterilize/sterilise