sensitize
verb/ˈsensətaɪz/
/ˈsensətaɪz/
(British English also sensitise)
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they sensitize | /ˈsensətaɪz/ /ˈsensətaɪz/ |
| he / she / it sensitizes | /ˈsensətaɪzɪz/ /ˈsensətaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple sensitized | /ˈsensətaɪzd/ /ˈsensətaɪzd/ |
| past participle sensitized | /ˈsensətaɪzd/ /ˈsensətaɪzd/ |
| -ing form sensitizing | /ˈsensətaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈsensətaɪzɪŋ/ |
- sensitize somebody/something (to something) to make somebody/something more aware of something, especially a problem or something bad
- People are becoming more sensitized to the dangers threatening the environment.
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- sensitize somebody/something (to something) (specialist) to make somebody/something sensitive to physical or chemical changes, or to a particular substance
- Anxious people can become acutely sensitized to their bodies, noticing and focussing on minor bodily changes.
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