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sanitize

[san-i-tahyz] / ˈsæn ɪˌtaɪz /


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Homeless people are highly susceptible to infectious diseases that pass through contact with fecal matter because they lack the hygiene resources of people who have private and regularly sanitized bathing and hand-washing facilities.

From Seattle Times

He cleaned, sanitized and distanced, and left food for the housemate at his door.

From Seattle Times

He suggested they were trying to sanitize Valle’s record to make the deal more palatable.

From Seattle Times

"People don't research, and just jump in, and that should change. We have started to have serious conversations around how we can actually sanitize and advertise the space."

From Reuters

“We closed for an entire week, sanitized the building.”

From New York Times