0 present participle of sanitize
1 to make something completely clean and free from bacteria
2 to change something in order to make it less strongly expressed, less harmful, or less offensive:
British engineers introduced new sanitizing technologies in the colonies and partly blamed their ineffectiveness on the lack of finances.
Bacteriophages, gamma irradiation, and ultraviolet light treatment are possible alternatives to sanitizing melons but have not been sufficiently evaluated for their efficacy.
Despite enduring the sanitizing procedures of scholarly publication, the emotion, sentiment, and wisdom of the participants' comments remained apparent and evocative.
We are always aware of our work as potentially 'sanitizing' - bringing art in to 'civilize' a space and 'reveal' its hidden aesthetic qualities.
The substitution of 'town' for 'bed' discussed above is a clear example of this sanitizing process.
Water used for rinsing and sanitizing is generally delivered directly through building water supply, and is not reusable.
The logs go through a casing sanitation step that involves being treated with a sanitizing liquid before the casings are removed from the logs.
Later on the design was adapted for use in the bio-pharmaceutical industry by using compliant materials that can withstand sanitizing and sterilizing methods.
