sensitize

Verb

Meaning

To render sensitive, or susceptible of being easily acted on by the actinic rays of the sun; as, sensitized paper or plate.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sensitise sensibilize sensify sensibilise make information inform alert stimulate advocacy educate stir refine outreach animate
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Antonyms

desensitize harden mesmerize reveal alter strengthen
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Hypernyms

change alter modify

Hyponyms

stimulate stir excite photosensitise photosensitize

Examples

He was not sensitized to her emotional needs Source: Internet

sensitize the photographic film Source: Internet

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

She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society Source: Internet

My tongue became sensitized to good wine Source: Internet

A non governmental organization, Project Alert in their drive for adequate awareness on Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) has begun market outreach to sensitize people in Sokoto state. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sensitizable sensitization sensitization assay sensitized sensitizer sensitizing