Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sanitization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
san-i-ti-za-tion
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of sanitizing something.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of editing a security-classified document in order to reduce its classification level.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English sanitize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English sanitization From sanitize + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sanitizations (plural) sanitisation (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

sanitation

Synonyms

sanitation sanitisation

Questions

What does sanitization mean?
The act of sanitizing something.
Where does sanitization come from?
Etymology tree English sanitize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English sanitization From sanitize + -ation.

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