sensitize

/sˈɛnsətˌaɪz/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

verb

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

Synonyms for sensitize

• sensitise
• sensify
• sensibilize
• sensibilise

Antonyms of sensitize

• desensitize

Words that rhyme with sensitize

• rise
• exercise
• recognize
• size
• recognise
• arise
• prize
• wise
• capitalize
• harmonize
• immobilize
• neutralize
• organize
• realise
• realize
• surprise
• synchronize
• circularize
• compromise
• devise
• naturalize
• rationalize
• specialize
• vocalize
• analyze
• apprise
• crosswise
• crystallize
• disguise
• franchise