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[ verb ] make sensitive or aware

Examples

"He was not sensitized to her emotional needs"

Used in print

(M. Yokoyama et al., "Chemical and serological...)

Three of the anti - Rh sera used were taken from recently sensitized individuals .

In_addition one serum was obtained from a donor ( R._E. . ) who had been sensitized 6 years previously .

Related terms

desensitize change sense

2
[ verb ] make sensitive to a drug or allergen

Synonyms

sensitise

Examples

"Long-term exposure to this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen"

Related terms

change sensitizer sensitizing

3
[ verb ] make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion

Synonyms

sensitise

Examples

"sensitize the photographic film"

Related terms

change photography

4
[ verb ] cause to sense; make sensitive

Synonyms

sensitise

Examples

"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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