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sensitize
[ sen-si-tahyz ]
/ ˈsɛn sɪˌtaɪz /
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verb (used with object), sen·si·tized, sen·si·tiz·ing.
to render sensitive.
Photography. to render (a film or the like) sensitive to light or other forms of radiant energy.
Immunology. to render sensitive to an antigenic substance.
verb (used without object), sen·si·tized, sen·si·tiz·ing.
to become sensitized.
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Also especially British, sen·si·tise .
Origin of sensitize
First recorded in 1855–60; sensit(ive) + -ize
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British Dictionary definitions for sensitize
sensitize
sensitise
/ (ˈsɛnsɪˌtaɪz) /
verb
to make or become sensitive
(tr) to render (an individual) sensitive to a drug, allergen, etc
(tr) photog to make (a material) sensitive to light or to other actinic radiation, esp to light of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion often containing special chemicals, such as dyes
Derived forms of sensitize
sensitization or sensitisation, nounsensitizer or sensitiser, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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