sensitize
verb
sen·si·tize
ˈsen(t)-sə-ˌtīz 
sensitized; sensitizing
: to make sensitive or hypersensitive
: to become sensitive
sensitizer
noun
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Molloy believed that she may have initially been sensitized by pesticide exposures while living near San Francisco.
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Evan Malmgren, Harper's Magazine, 21 Aug. 2024
Also be cautious using active ingredients that can sensitize the skin, such as salicylic, glycolic, and lactic acids.
—Daley Quinn, Health, 18 July 2024
There are indications that the citizens of many countries are becoming sensitized to this problem.
—Ronald Inglehart, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2015
My framework sensitizes management, shifting leaders’ mindsets from considering cybersecurity merely as a necessity to thinking of it as a strategic opportunity.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
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Evan Malmgren, Harper's Magazine, 21 Aug. 2024
Also be cautious using active ingredients that can sensitize the skin, such as salicylic, glycolic, and lactic acids.
—Daley Quinn, Health, 18 July 2024
There are indications that the citizens of many countries are becoming sensitized to this problem.
—Ronald Inglehart, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2015
My framework sensitizes management, shifting leaders’ mindsets from considering cybersecurity merely as a necessity to thinking of it as a strategic opportunity.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for sensitize
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“Sensitize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sensitize. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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sensitize
transitive verb
sen·si·tize
variants
also British sensitise
sensitized also British sensitised; sensitizing also British sensitising
: to make sensitive or hypersensitive
the patient was sensitized to the drug
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