sensitize
verb (used with object)
to render sensitive.
sensitizes
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present tense formof sensitize (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The dye sensitizes the nanofilaments to visible light.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2023
“This sort of display sensitizes the public to issues that were originally hidden.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2021
“I suppose all the mythology sensitizes you, prepares you to be impressed, to feel awe.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2019
Capsaicin, because it sensitizes the central nervous system, is best for simulating chronic pain.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 25, 2018
Cancer may sometimes require the complementary action of two chemicals, one of which sensitizes the cell or tissue so that it may later, under the action of another or promoting agent, develop true malignancy.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
