'sanitize' definitions:

Definition of 'sanitize'

From: WordNet
verb
Make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing [syn: sanitize, sanitise, hygienize, hygienise]
verb
Make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features; "sanitize a document before releasing it to the press"; "sanitize history"; "sanitize the language in a book" [syn: sanitize, sanitise]