deu: säubern

Information
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Meaning
means	(verb) make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features; "sanitize a document before releasing it to the press"; "sanitize history"; "sanitize the language in a book" sanitise, sanitize
means	(verb) make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified" purify, sanctify, purge
means	(verb) make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing hygienise, sanitise, hygienize, sanitize
means	(verb) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel" castrate, expurgate, shorten, bowdlerise, bowdlerize
means	(verb) rid of impurities; "purge the water"; "purge your mind" purge
means	(verb) purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials lustrate
means	(verb) remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water" distill, sublimate, purify, make pure