sanitized
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3.9
- adjective
- /ˈsænɪˌtaɪzd/
- US
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sanitizado
- After cleaning, the kitchen surfaces were sanitized to eliminate any remaining germs.
Examples
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I mean, the pressure to be sanitized in institutional settings is so intense.
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I mean, most of us in in today's very sanitized modern Western Liberal Democratic society have very little contact with with.
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We each got a blanket in a bag, which makes me think that it's clean and sanitized, and a pillow which is questionably clean, deep clean.
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I leave them behind to discuss their ideas in their now cleansed, peaceful, sanitized, and intellectually sterile echo chamber, free from those pesky contrary views... and I invite others to vote with their feet as well.
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The hospital ensured that all instruments were sanitized before the surgical procedure.
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The dentist assured her that all equipment is properly sanitized after each patient's visit.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Free from dirt or harmful things
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4.4
Completely free from germs
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2.8
Clean and free from dirt or germs that can cause disease
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4.9
Free from germs and able to kill them
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5.2
Free from harmful or unwanted things
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3.9
Clean and not made dirty by harmful substances
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4.1
Very clean and tidy with no dirt or marks
Free of tiny living things that cause disease
Clean after someone rubs it hard with water or soap
Made clean with water or soap
Antonyms
How Clean
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sanitized comes from the Latin root sanitas, which means 'health', and it shares the same root as sanitary. So to sanitize something is to make it clean and healthy, which is why a sanitized surface is free from germs.