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[ verb ] make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion
Synonyms Examples "sensitize the photographic film" Related terms |
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[ verb ] make sensitive to a drug or allergen
Synonyms Examples "Long-term exposure to this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen" Related terms |
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[ verb ] cause to sense; make sensitive
Synonyms Examples "She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society" "My tongue became sensitized to good wine" Related terms desensitize desensitize desensitize stimulate anesthesize photosensitize feel |
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[ verb ] make sensitive or aware
Synonyms Examples "He was not sensitized to her emotional needs" Related terms |
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