From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsanitizesan‧i‧tize (also sanitise British English) /ˈsænətaɪz/ verb [transitive] 1 TCNREMOVEto remove particular details from a report, story etc in order to make it less offensive, unpleasant, or embarrassing – used especially to show disapproval the sanitized version of events which was reported in the government-controlled media2 CLEANto clean something thoroughly, removing dirt and bacteria→ See Verb table
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sanitize• Wearing a police uniform did not sanitize a working man from ungodly ways.• So many leaders want to sanitize leadership, make it sound clean and noble.• They keep trying to sanitize the event and give it pretentiously serious overtones when all the children want to do is party.• Forman has sanitized the film to fit its R-rating. 