Source : WordNet®

sanitize
     v 1: make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing [syn: {sanitise}, {hygienize},
           {hygienise}]
     2: 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: {sanitise}]