Definition of sensitise Sensitise
/sˈɛnsɪtˌaɪz/ - sen•si•tise
We found 5 definitions of sensitise from 2 different sources.
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British English
sensitise - /sˈɛnsɪtˌaɪz/
American English
sensitize - /sɛˈnsʌtajˌz/
What does sensitise mean?
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| sensitise - make sensitive to a drug or allergen; "Long-term exposure to this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen" | ||
| sensitize | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| sensitise - 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" | ||
| sensitize | ||
| desensitise, desensitize make insensitive; "His military training desensitized him" | ||
| photosensitise, photosensitize make (an organism or substance) sensitive to the influence of radiant energy and especially light | ||
| stimulate, excite, stir cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" | ||
| sensitise - make sensitive or aware; "He was not sensitized to her emotional needs" | ||
| sensitize, sensify, sensibilize, sensibilise | ||
| desensitise, desensitize make insensitive; "His military training desensitized him" | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| sensitise - make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion; "sensitize the photographic film" | ||
| sensitize | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| picture taking, photography the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies | ||
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Wiktionary 
- sensitise (Verb)
Alternative spelling of sensitize.
