sensitise

Meaning

verb

1. cause to sense; make sensitive
   “She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society”
2. make sensitive to a drug or allergen
   “Long-term exposure to this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen”
3. make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion
   “sensitize the photographic film”
4. make sensitive or aware
   “He was not sensitized to her emotional needs”

Synonyms for sensitise

• sensitize
• sensify
• sensibilize
• sensibilise

Antonyms of sensitise

• desensitise