Sanitizes vs Vanitizes - What's the difference?
sanitizes | vanitizes |
(sanitize)
to partially free something of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting
(by extension) to make something, such as a dramatic work, more acceptable by removing potentially offensive material
(computing) to remove sensitive or personal data from a database or file before giving the public access to it
to revise a document in order to prevent identification of the sources
(vanitize)
To embellish for reasons of vanity.
*1876 , Fontnell S. Chad: A Reminiscence , J. Masters and Co., page 43,
*:...when I went up to administer to Carrie a small lecture on imprudence, the vain child was still at the glass, trying the effect of a pair of earrings on the background of her hair which hung loose round her shoulders....
*:"I told her she was a great goose," said Goda, who like a sensible being was snugly tucked up in bed; "it is a great deal too cold to vanitize ."
*2006 September 27, , "Re: ainshe niceneven", alt.religion.druid , Usenet,
*:I don't defend, offend or vanitize my body or appearance so compliments or insults in that area go over my head and past me.
