Past tense of sensitize
regular verb
The past tense of sensitize is sensitized. The past participle is also sensitized.
Forms of sensitize
| Base form (V1) | sensitize |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | sensitized |
| Past participle (V3) | sensitized |
| Present participle | sensitizing |
| Third person singular | sensitizes |
Sensitized in a sentence
- Ever since the burglary, we've been more sensitized to home security issues.
- Bowe said mineral sunscreens made with zinc oxide may be gentler on sensitized skin than chemical formulas.2023 December 6, Jessica DeFino, “Too Many Products Can Stress Out Your Skin. Here’s How to Scale Back.”, in The New York Times. From the entry zinc
- I grew a mantle of radar, sensitized to the blindsidings and the character-ambush attempts.2012, Joachim Kempin, Resolve and Fortitude, page 83. From the entry blindsiding
- In another approach, antiglobulin neutralization was carried out by incubating the antiglobulin reagents directly with sugar-coated erythrocytes that had been sensitized with antisugar antibodies.1984, P Lalezari, AF Jiang, M Kumar, I Lalezari, “Carbohydrate‐Specific Antibodies in Normal Human Sera: I. Characterization of…. From the entry antisugar
Meaning of sensitize
- verb To make (someone or something) sensitive or responsive to certain stimuli.
- verb To make (someone) increasingly aware of, in a concerned or sensitive way.
- verb To render capable of being acted on by actinic rays of light.
Questions about the past tense of sensitize
- What is the past tense of sensitize?
- The past tense of sensitize is sensitized.
- What is the past participle of sensitize?
- The past participle of sensitize is sensitized.
- Is sensitize a regular or irregular verb?
- Sensitize is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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