- 1sensitize somebody/something (to something) to make someone or something more aware of something, especially a problem or something bad People are becoming more sensitized to the dangers threatening the environment.
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- 2sensitize somebody/something (to something) (technology) to make someone or something sensitive to physical or chemical changes, or to a particular substance Anxious people can become acutely sensitized to their bodies, noticing and focussing on minor bodily changes.
sensitize
verbNAmE//ˈsɛnsəˌtaɪz//
[usually passive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they sensitize he / she / it sensitizes
past simple sensitized
-ing form sensitizing
NAmE//ˌsɛnsət̮əˈzəɪʃn//
noun [uncountable]See sensitize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: sensitize