Meaning of SENSITIZE
| Pronunciation: | | 'sensi`tIz
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- [v] make sensitive or aware; "He was not sensitized to her emotional needs"
- [v] make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion; "sensitize the photographic film"
- [v] make sensitive to a drug or allergen; "Long-term exposure to this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen"
- [v] cause to sense; make sensitive; "She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society"; "My tongue became sensitized to good wine"
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| | Synonyms: | | sensibilise, sensibilize, sensify, sensitise, sensitise |
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| | Antonyms: | | desensitise, desensitise, desensitize, desensitize | | |
| | See Also: | | alter, change, excite, feel, photosensitise, photosensitize, sense, stimulate, stir | |
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| | Definition: | | \Sen"si*tize\, v. t. (Photog.)
To render sensitive, or susceptible of being easily acted on
by the actinic rays of the sun; as, sensitized paper or
plate.
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