Sanitise

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of sanitize. UK, alt-of, nonstandard

    "With deep cleaning one of the most effective means of preventing the transmission of Coronavirus, the King's Heath cleaning team are sanitising and disinfecting all hard surfaces - including those which the maintenance crew are due to touch."

  2. 2
    make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features wordnet
  3. 3
    make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing wordnet

Synonyms

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hygienisehygienizesanitizesanitize

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"With deep cleaning one of the most effective means of preventing the transmission of Coronavirus, the King's Heath cleaning team are sanitising and disinfecting all hard surfaces - including those which the maintenance crew are due to touch."

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