sensitize meaning
UK US /ˈsɛnsətaɪz/ 3 syllables
sensitize (verb): make sensitive or aware.
- American spelling of sensitise (British). See -ise / -ize spelling.
sensitize has 4 meanings in this dictionary.
sensitize as a verb
- make sensitive or aware
- He was not sensitized to her emotional needs
Synonyms: sensitise, sensify, sensibilize, sensibilise
Opposite: desensitize
Type of: change
Related forms: sensitization
- 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
Synonyms: sensitise
Opposite: desensitize
Kinds: photosensitize, stimulate
- make sensitive to a drug or allergen
- Long-term exposure to this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen
Synonyms: sensitise
Type of: change
Related forms: sensitizer, sensitization
- make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion
- sensitize the photographic film
Synonyms: sensitise
Type of: change
How to pronounce sensitize
sensitize is pronounced /ˈsɛnsətaɪz/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
Scrabble score: 18 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with SE · words ending in ZE · 9-letter words
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