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desanitizing

desanitizing is the present participle and gerund of desanitize.

Meaning of desanitize

Verb

desanitize (third-person singular simple present desanitizes, present participle desanitizing, simple past and past participle desanitized)

  1. To remove the cleanliness from something; to dirty.
    Antonyms:
    sanitize

Questions about desanitizing

What is desanitizing the present participle and gerund of?
Desanitizing is the present participle and gerund of desanitize.

Words near desanitizing in the dictionary

  1. desanitises
  2. desanitising
  3. desanitize
  4. desanitized
  5. desanitizes
  6. desanitizing
  7. desant
  8. Desantiago
  9. Desantiagos
  10. DeSantis
  11. DeSantises

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