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sensitizing
sen·si·tize S0267400 (sĕn′sĭ-tīz′)v. sen·si·tized, sen·si·tiz·ing, sen·si·tiz·es v.tr.1. To make sensitive: "Solitude had sensitized him to the roughness of other people" (Jeffrey Eugenides).2. To make (a film or plate) sensitive to light, especially to light of a specific wavelength.3. To make hypersensitive or reactive to an antigen, such as pollen, especially by a second or repeated exposure.v.intr. To become sensitive or hypersensitive.
[sensit(ive) + -ize.]
sen′si·ti·za′tion (-tĭ-zā′shən) n.sen′si·tiz′er n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | sensitizing - rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injectionssensitising, sensitization, sensitisationimmunisation, immunization - the act of making immune (especially by inoculation) | | Adj. | 1. | sensitizing - making susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimulisensitisingdesensitising, desensitizing - making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli |
IdiomsSeesensitizesensitizing
Related to sensitizing: sensitisedSynonyms for sensitizingnoun rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injectionsSynonyms- sensitising
- sensitization
- sensitisation
Related Wordsadj making susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuliSynonymsAntonyms- desensitising
- desensitizing
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