1. to make something clean and free from bacteria or other harmful microorganisms
Usage: British spelling
2. to remove unpleasant, offensive, or objectionable parts from something

Examples

• The hospital staff must sanitise their hands between patients.
• We need to sanitise the kitchen surfaces after preparing raw meat.
• The water treatment plant sanitises the drinking water supply.
• The editor decided to sanitise the article by removing controversial statements.
• Parents often sanitise children’s books to make them more appropriate.
• The company sanitised its public image after the scandal.