sanitizing
present participle ofsanitize
sanitize
verb[T]
(UKusuallysanitise)uk/ˈsæn.ɪ.taɪz/us/ˈsæn.ə.taɪz/sanitizeverb[T](CLEAN)
mainlyUS
to make somethingcompletelycleanandfreefrombacteria
to make something clean
- cleanYou'll need to clean the wound before you bandage it.
- cleanseThe herb is supposed to cleanse the body of toxins.
- disinfectWe disinfected the doorknobs with antibac wipes.
- sanitizeTest tubes must be washed and sanitized before use.
- sterilizeThe lab equipment was thoroughly sterilized before use.
- purifyPlants cut down on pollution and help purify the air.
Cleaning generally
- brushsomeone/somethingoff
- cleaner
- cleaning
- cleanse
- cleansing
- groom
- hoovering
- mop
- purification
- purify
- repurify
- scrub
- sponge
- sterilizing
- sweep
- swill
- wash(something)out
- washsomethingdown
- wipe
- wipesomethingdown
sanitizeverb[T](CHANGE)
disapproving
tochangesomething inorderto make it lessstronglyexpressed, lessharmful, or lessoffensive:
Themilitarywantstoallowonly a sanitizedreport/versionof theincidenttobecomepublic.
Digressing and being indirect or evasive
- bury the ledeidiom
- candy coat
- candy coating
- candy-coated
- circumlocutory
- discursive
- euphemism
- hedge
- implicitly
- indirect
- indirectly
- lede
- mincing
- move offsomething/on (tosomething)
- obfuscation
- obscure
- sanitize
- sidestep
- veil
- wander
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
British engineers introduced newsanitizingtechnologies in the colonies and partly blamed their ineffectiveness on the lack of finances.
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Bacteriophages, gamma irradiation, and ultraviolet light treatment are possible alternatives tosanitizingmelons but have not been sufficiently evaluated for their efficacy.
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Despite enduring thesanitizingprocedures of scholarly publication, the emotion, sentiment, and wisdom of the participants' comments remained apparent and evocative.
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We are always aware of our work as potentially 'sanitizing' - bringing art in to 'civilize' a space and 'reveal' its hidden aesthetic qualities.
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The substitution of 'town' for 'bed' discussed above is a clear example of thissanitizingprocess.
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Water used for rinsing andsanitizingis generally delivered directly through building water supply, and is not reusable.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The logs go through a casing sanitation step that involves being treated with asanitizingliquid before the casings are removed from the logs.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Later on the design was adapted for use in the bio-pharmaceutical industry by using compliant materials that can withstandsanitizingand sterilizing methods.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When disinfecting most surfaces, 1 part liquid household bleach to 100 parts water is sufficient forsanitizing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In some cases,sanitizinga classified document removes enough information to reduce the classification from a higher level to a lower one.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Water quality is maintained by a sophisticatedsanitizingsystem using ozone, instead of chlorine.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Laundry bleach may slow or stop microbial activity in the drain field, andsanitizingor deodorizing chemicals may have similar effects.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In cases involving teenagers at home, families may disturb the scene bysanitizingit, removing evidence of paraphilic activity.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If higher concentrations are used, the surface must be rinsed with potable water aftersanitizing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There are four key elements to optimallysanitizingjewelry: steam or hot water, water pressure and an antibacterial cleaning agent.
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