To sanitize an activity or a situation that is unpleasant or unacceptable means to describe it in a way that makes it seem more pleasant or more acceptable.
例句
...crime writers who sanitise violence and make it respectable...美化暴力使其显得正当的犯罪小说作家He's worried that he's only going to get a sanitized version of what actually happened.他担心事情传到自己耳朵时,已经是净化过的版本。
英英词典释义
Verb
1. make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing
2. 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"