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to sensitize
01
to make someone more aware or responsive to a particular issue, feeling, or situation
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
sensitize
3rd person singular
sensitizes
Present participle
sensitizing
Past simple
sensitized
Past participle
sensitized
Examples
The campaign aims to sensitize the public about climate change.
02
make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion
03
make sensitive to a drug or allergen
04
cause to sense; make sensitive
Lexical Tree
desensitize
sensitized
sensitizer
sensitize
