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sanitize in Spanish

sanitize in Spanish is absterger, desinfectar, higienizar — sanitize means to clean something thoroughly so that it is free of germs.

sanitize in Spanish

absterger
verb
(transitive) To rid of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting.
desinfectar
verb
(transitive) To rid of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting.
higienizar
verb
(transitive) To rid of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting.
sanear
verb
(transitive) To rid of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting.
sanitizar
verb
(transitive) To rid of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting.

What does "sanitize" mean?

  1. verb To clean something thoroughly so that it is free of germs.
  2. verb To remove content that might offend from a play, film or similar work, making it more acceptable.
    "And yet for all that, the filmmakers were in fact trying to sanitize Mitchell’s novel."
  3. verb To check and clean up text so that it has no characters that could cause errors or be misused by the system receiving it.
    "Remember to sanitize your query parameters to avoid SQL injection exploits."
  4. verb To take out private or sensitive information from a file or database.
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sanitize in a sentence

  • And yet for all that, the filmmakers were in fact trying to sanitize Mitchell’s novel.
  • Remember to sanitize your query parameters to avoid SQL injection exploits.

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What is "sanitize" in Spanish?
"sanitize" in Spanish is absterger, desinfectar, higienizar. sanitize means: To clean something thoroughly so that it is free of germs.
Are there other ways to say "sanitize" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 5 translations listed for "sanitize": absterger, desinfectar, higienizar, sanear, sanitizar.
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