verb
- to remove or hide the name or identity of a person or organization, typically to protect privacy
Usage: British English spelling (American English: anonymizes); third person singular present tense
Examples
- The hospital anonymises patient records before sharing them with researchers.
- The survey anonymises responses so that no individual can be identified.
- The company anonymises user data to comply with privacy regulations.
- The report anonymises the names of all participants in the study.
- Social media platforms anonymise certain user information in their public statistics.
- The journalist anonymises her sources to protect them from retaliation.