cause to sense; make sensitive; She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society; My tongue became sensitized to good wine
make sensitive to a drug or allergen; Long-term exposure to this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen
[ Syn: sensitize ]
make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion; sensitize the photographic film
[ Syn: sensitize ]
make sensitive or aware; He was not sensitized to her emotional needs
[ Syn: sensitize , sensify , sensibilize , sensibilise ]