"anonymize" meaning in English

See anonymize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: anonymizes [present, singular, third-person], anonymizing [participle, present], anonymized [participle, past], anonymized [past], anonymise [alternative, UK]
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  1. (transitive) To make or render anonymous (especially to remove personally identifying data). Tags: transitive Synonyms: deidentify, depersonalize Derived forms: anonymizable, anonymization, anonymizer, deanonymize, de-anonymize, unanonymize Related terms: anon, anonym, anonymal, anonymity, anonymosity, anonymous, anonymously, anonymousness Translations (make or render anonymous): anonimitzar (Catalan), anonymizovat (Czech), anonimiseren (Dutch), anonymiser (French), anonymisieren (German), anaithnid (Irish), anonimizzare (Italian), anonimizar (Portuguese), anonimizar (Spanish), anonymisera (Swedish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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