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☆ San·for·ize (san′fər īz′)
transitive verb Sanforized -·ized′, Sanforizing -·iz′·ing
to preshrink (cloth) permanently by a patented process before making garments
Etymology: back-form. from Sanforized, a trademark applied to fabrics so treated: after Sanford L. Cluett (1874-1968)
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