Sensitise (Verb)
Meaning 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".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- Walking in the wilderness for weeks sensitised her to the sounds of nature, helping her identify even the faint rustles of leaves.
- The teacher tried to sensitise her students to the plight of the homeless by arranging a field trip to a local shelter.
- His years of living abroad sensitised him to the cultural differences between his home country and the one he had adopted.
- Working in the perfume industry sensitised her to the subtle scents and fragrances that others often overlooked.
- After following a healthy diet, his taste buds became sensitised to even the smallest amounts of added sugars in food.
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Meaning 2
Make sensitive to a drug or allergen; "Long-term exposure to this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 3
Make sensitive or aware; "He was not sensitized to her emotional needs".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 4
Make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion; "sensitize the photographic film".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..