sensitize
sensitize verb: to make (someone or something) sensitive or responsive to certain stimuli.
Verb
sensitize (third-person singular simple present sensitizes, present participle sensitizing, simple past and past participle sensitized)
- To make (someone or something) sensitive or responsive to certain stimuli.
- Anaphylaxis is the syndrome elicited in a hypersensitive subject upon subsequent exposure to the sensitizing antigen.1999, Michael A. Kaliner, “12: Anaphylaxis”, in Marianne Frieri, Brett Kettelhut, editors, Food Hypersensitivity and Adverse Reactions, page 257
- Great emphasis should be placed on sensitizing the hands to the feel of the water, and the hands should remain sensitized throughout the workout.[…]Swimmers should sensitize the hands at the beginning of every workout by swimming the first 200 meters with their fists tightly clenched.2002, Cecil Colwin, Breakthrough Swimming, page 117
- To make (someone) increasingly aware of, in a concerned or sensitive way.
- Ever since the burglary, we've been more sensitized to home security issues.
- At least two stations have been sensitized towards the position gay media professionals […] have to take to protect their job security.1974 April 13, “Media Message”, in Gay Community News, page 8
- Synonyms:
- familiarize
- To render capable of being acted on by actinic rays of light.
sensitize meaning in Tamil and Bengali
sensitize in Tamil
- கூர் உணர்வேற்றம்
sensitize in Bengali
- সংবেদনশীল করে তোলা, সচেতন করা
Examples of sensitize in a sentence
- BRCA1 sensitizes cells to apoptosis induced by antimicrotubulin agents like taxanes and vinca alkaloids and also abrogates the effect of DNA-damaging agents like cisplatin and etoposide [ 41 ].2012 September 19, Alphy Rose-James, Sreelekha TT, “Molecular Markers with Predictive and Prognostic Relevance in Lung Cancer”, in Lung...
- Again, I strongly recommend that you sensitize your collodion-coated plates in a tank, rather than a tray, as it is safer, cleaner, and more process-efficient.2015, Christopher James, The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes, page 441:
Synonyms of sensitize
Forms of sensitize
| third-person singular present | sensitizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | sensitizing |
| past participle | sensitized |
| past | sensitized |
| alternative form | sensitise |
Origin of sensitize
From sensitive + -ize.
Words formed from sensitize
Questions about sensitize
- What does sensitize mean?
- Sensitize means to make (someone or something) sensitive or responsive to certain stimuli.
- What is sensitize in Tamil?
- Sensitize in Tamil is கூர் உணர்வேற்றம். See Sensitize meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use sensitize in a sentence?
- BRCA1 sensitizes cells to apoptosis induced by antimicrotubulin agents like taxanes and vinca alkaloids and also abrogates the effect of DNA-damaging agents like cisplatin and etoposide [ 41 ].
- What part of speech is sensitize?
- Sensitize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of sensitize?
- The past tense of sensitize is sensitized.
Words near sensitize in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: sensitize (page history and authors); sensitize (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sensitize (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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