different between sanitary vs sanitize

English

Etymology

19th century, borrowed from French sanitaire, formed from French sanitas (“health”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?sæn?t??i/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?sæn?t(?)?i/
• Hyphenation: san?i?ta?ry

Adjective

sanitary (comparative more sanitary, superlative most sanitary)

1. Of, or relating to health.
2. Clean and free from pathogens; hygienic.

Related terms

• sane
• sanity

Derived terms

Related terms

• sanitize

Translations

Noun

sanitary (plural sanitaries)

1. Sanitary towel.

English

Alternative forms

• sanitise

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?sæn?ta?z/, /?sæn?ta?z/

Verb

sanitize (third-person singular simple present sanitizes, present participle sanitizing, simple past and past participle sanitized)

1. (transitive) To rid of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting.
2. (transitive, by extension) To make something, such as a dramatic work, more acceptable by removing potentially offensive material.
3. (transitive, computing) To filter (text) to ensure it does not contain any characters that will cause problems for or be interpreted in an adverse way by the receiving system.
4. (transitive, computing) To remove sensitive or personal data from (a database or file).
5. (transitive) To revise (a document) in order to prevent identification of the sources.

Derived terms

• sanitizer

Related terms

• sanitary
• sanitation

Translations

Anagrams

• satinize