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sensitize

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sensitize verb
also British sensitise /ˈsɛnsəˌtaɪz/
sensitizes; sensitized; sensitizing
sensitize
verb
also British sensitise /ˈsɛnsəˌtaɪz/
sensitizes; sensitized; sensitizing
Britannica Dictionary definition of SENSITIZE
[+ object]
: to make (someone or something) sensitive or more sensitive: such as
: to make (someone) more aware of something usually + to
medical : to cause (someone) to become sensitive to a substance and to react to it in a bad way usually + to usually used as (be) sensitized

— sensitization

also British sensitisation /ˌsɛnsətəˈzeɪʃən/ Brit /ˌsɛnsəˌtaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]