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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of sanitise.

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  • adjective made sanitary

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Examples

  • US rejects 'sanitised' Wikileaks release THE Pentagon has contacted a lawyer purporting to represent WikiLeaks but said it would not negotiate a "sanitised" release of a huge cache of classified documents held by the whistleblower's website, a letter said.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • The idea that there is a new kind of sanitised politics by which problems can be solved without having to make hard choices is a dangerous delusion.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008

  • The sharp-eyed Mbeki noted that a second draft circulated before the assembly was a "sanitised" version of an earlier draft, which originally recommended that countries produce and annual report on gender equality progress.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2004

  • As part of this campaign against the AG, they charge him with having "sanitised" and "heavily edited" the final report, "possibly at the instance of senior members of government".

    ANC Today 2003

  • As part of this campaign against the AG, they charge him with having "sanitised" and "heavily edited" the final report, "possibly at the instance of senior members of government".

    ANC Today 2003

  • Asked about his successes, Mogoba says he has "sanitised" the party.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2000

  • TRC a "sanitised" version of the report of the so-called Skweyiya

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1998

  • Altona resident Jason Price said he wanted more information on incidents when they occurred, rather than "sanitised" reports.

    Star News Group 2010

  • A senior manager at the seven-star hotel pointed out that the entire premises was "sanitised" afresh after the bomb and explosive materials were discovered.

    The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Frontpage 2010

  • A senior manager at the seven-star hotel pointed out that the entire premises was "sanitised" afresh after the bomb and explosive materials were discovered.

    The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Frontpage 2010

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