Definitions:

1. make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion verb
   • sensitize the photographic film
2. make sensitive or aware verb
   • I was not sensitized to your emotional needs.
3. make sensitive to a drug or allergen verb
   • Longterm exposure to this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen

Synonyms:

• sensibilise
• sensibilize
• sensify

NearBy Words:

• sensitized
• sensitizer