American English pronunciation
How to pronounce sensitized
IPA transcription: ['sɛnsə,taɪzd]
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Verb
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make sensitive or aware
“He was not sensitized to her emotional needs”
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cause to sense; make sensitive
“She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society”
“My tongue became sensitized to good wine”
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make sensitive to a drug or allergen
“Long-term exposure to this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen”
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make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion
“sensitize the photographic film”
Adjective
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having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
“allergic children”
“hypersensitive to pollen”
Usage examples
- Later, the band released their second album, "Desensitized".