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to anonymize

to anonymize

1 6.3
Remove or hide personal details so a person cannot be recognized
  • verb
  • /əˈnɑːnɪmaɪz/
  • Specialized
: anonimizar
  • To protect user privacy, the company will anonymize any sensitive data before sharing it.
  • anonymizing services
  • companies to anonymize

And the purpose of Tor was to create a way to anonymize who you are.

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Examples

  • And the purpose of Tor was to create a way to anonymize who you are.

    Dr. Phil

  • All information will be anonymized and stored in a secure location.

    Blog text (18)

  • Of course, I will anonymize any data I will use.

    Blog text (8)

  • Then follow the directions to anonymize your transactions here.

    Blog text (24)

  • Cullinane said this situation must change, and there needs to be a good way to anonymize data about attacks to encourage information sharing.

    Blog text (28)

  • Anytime you want to do something anonymously on the web, begin by anonymizing your IP address.

    Blog text (29)

  • The motivation behind anonymizing is roughly as follows: while the social network labeled with actual names is sensitive and cannot be released, there may be considerable value in allowing researchers to study its structure.

    Academic text (2011)

  • To protect the privacy of market participants, we anonymized the identities of the counterparties by using several masking techniques in reporting our results.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Luckily, there's Amnesty Box, a very similar service that anonymizes messages by placing them on its secure server and then sending them from a no-reply email address.

    Blog text (29)

  • Researchers should anonymize participants' information to ensure confidentiality in their studies.

Synonyms

to obfuscate
vsto anonymize
  • Formal
17 9.1

To make facts or information unclear on purpose

is about removing or hiding identity details rather than obscuring content
to depersonalize
vsto anonymize
  • Specialized
7.0

Remove names and other personal details from records so people cannot be identified

is the general term used outside technical data contexts
to disidentify
vsto anonymize
  • Specialized
9.5

Remove personal details from data so a person cannot be easily found

is the broad action of hiding identity across different kinds of information

Antonyms

to identify
∞ 1.8

Say who someone is or what something is

to reveal
∞ 2.3

Show something that was hidden or secret

How Anonymous

to anonymize
  • Specialized
1 6.3
to disidentify
  • Specialized
9.5

Surface Forms

anonymize infinitive
anonymized past
anonymized past participle
anonymizing present participle
anonymizes third person singular

Morphology

anonymize = anonymous (transparent) = anonym + ize

Formed by standard verb-formation from the adjective 'anonymous' with the productive suffix '-ize', meaning 'to make or render anonymous'.

Etymology

Anonymize comes from the Greek parts an- 'without' and onym 'name', the same root you see in anonymous. So to anonymize something is to make it 'without a name', meaning a person cannot be identified.