Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sanitized

/sˈænɪtˌaɪzd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: san-i-tized
IPA: /sˈænɪtˌaɪzd/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having been disinfected and cleaned of microorganisms.

adj

Having been expunged of undesirable ideas or content.

verb

simple past and past participle of sanitize

Example Sentences

"Nordstrom also announced on the company's website Friday that it has partnered with Kaas Tailored to provide Providence Health & Services with more than 100,000 sanitized masks."
"The concept of face time is used to keep us in the office, with managers believing remote work dilutes people's work to numbers and documents – a sanitized and creativity-free wasteland."

Inflected Forms

more sanitized (comparative) most sanitized (superlative)

Synonyms

sanitised

Antonyms

unsanitized nonsanitized

Questions

How do you pronounce sanitized?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈænɪtˌaɪzd/.
What does sanitized mean?: Having been disinfected and cleaned of microorganisms.

How to pronounce sanitized

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