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Definitions of sensitize
  1. verb
    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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  2. verb
    make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion
    "sensitize the photographic film"

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  3. verb
    make sensitive or aware
    "He was not sensitized to her emotional needs"
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  4. verb
    make sensitive to a drug or allergen
    "Long-term exposure to this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen"

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Examples of sensitize
  • "She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society"
  • "My tongue became sensitized to good wine"
  • "sensitize the photographic film"
  • "He was not sensitized to her emotional needs"
  • "Long-term exposure to this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen"
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