Many municipalities have reduced chlorination and now also use ultraviolet light to sanitize the public supply of drinking water.
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Sanitize
//ˈsænətaɪz//
Synonyms for "sanitize" (14 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (4)
Related words (7)
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2 entriesderived
5 entrieshas context
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19 entriesShowing 16 of 19 words.
Translations
26 translations across 13 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- дезинфекцирам verb (to free from microorganisms)
- хигиенизирам verb (to free from microorganisms)
Catalan
1 entries- sanejar verb (to free from microorganisms)
Czech
1 entries- sanitovat verb (to free from microorganisms)
French
1 entries- assainir verb (to free from microorganisms)
German
3 entries- hygienisch machen verb (to free from microorganisms)
- keimfrei machen verb (to free from microorganisms)
- sanitizen verb (to filter text)
Greek
1 entries- απολυμαίνω verb (to free from microorganisms)
Italian
4 entries- censurare verb (to bowdlerize)
- disinfettare verb (to free from microorganisms)
- edulcorare verb (to bowdlerize)
- igienizzare verb (to free from microorganisms)
Japanese
2 entries- サニタイズする verb (to filter text)
- 除菌する verb (to free from microorganisms)
Polish
1 entries- asenizować verb (to free from microorganisms)
Portuguese
2 entries- desinfetar verb (to free from microorganisms)
- higienizar verb (to free from microorganisms)
Spanish
4 entries- absterger verb (to free from microorganisms)
- desinfectar verb (to free from microorganisms)
- higienizar verb (to free from microorganisms)
- sanear verb (to free from microorganisms)
Swedish
1 entries- sanera verb (to free from microorganisms)
Turkish
1 entries- sterilize etmek verb (to free from microorganisms)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
The government struggled to distribute food to those affected and sanitize the flooded parts of the capital, Jakarta.
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Posters and signs remind customers at stores and public spaces about the need to maintain social distancing, wear protective masks and sanitize one’s hands.
Source: tatoeba (8853300)
If you've been cutting raw meat, sanitize the cutting board with a disinfectant.
Source: tatoeba (12116004)
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