sensitise
(verb)
verb
1. 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
Similar word(s): sensitize
Definition categories: perception
2. make sensitive to a drug or allergen
- Long-term exposure to this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen
Similar word(s): sensitize
Definition categories: change, alter, modify
3. make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion
- sensitize the photographic film
Similar word(s): sensitize
Definition categories: change, alter, modify
4. make sensitive or aware
- He was not sensitized to her emotional needs
Similar word(s): sensibilise, sensibilize, sensify, sensitize