Found 1 items, similar to sensitise.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: sensitise
sensitise
v 1: 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” [syn:
sensitize] [ant:
desensitize,
desensitize]
2: make sensitive to a drug or allergen;
“Long-term exposure to
this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen” [syn:
sensitize]
3: make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular
colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion;
“sensitize the photographic film” [syn:
sensitize]
4: make sensitive or aware;
“He was not sensitized to her
emotional needs” [syn:
sensitize,
sensify,
sensibilize,
sensibilise] [ant:
desensitize]