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edulcorare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • edulcorate verb To make more acceptable or palatable.
  • sanitize verb To rid of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting.

Senses

edulcorare is used for these senses in English:

  • edulcorate (rare) To sweeten.
  • sanitize (transitive) To revise (a document) in order to prevent identification of the sources.

edulcorate — full definition

  1. verb To make more acceptable or palatable.
  2. verb To free from acidity.

sanitize — full definition

  1. verb To rid of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting.
  2. verb To make something, such as a dramatic work, more acceptable by removing potentially offensive material.
  3. verb To filter (text) to ensure it does not contain any characters that will cause problems for or be interpreted in an adverse way by the receiving system.
  4. verb To remove sensitive or personal data from (a database or file).

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