Sensitize Meaning

There are 4 meaning(s) for word Sensitize

Meaning 1 : cause to sense; make sensitive

    Example : She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society,My tongue became sensitized to good wine

    Synonyms : sensitise
Meaning 2 : make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion

    Example : sensitize the photographic film

    Synonyms : sensitise
Meaning 3 : make sensitive or aware

    Example : He was not sensitized to her emotional needs

    Synonyms : sensibilise,  sensibilize,  sensify,  sensitise
Meaning 4 : make sensitive to a drug or allergen

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

    Synonyms : sensitise

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