sensitize verb
also British sensitise /ˈsɛnsəˌtaɪz/ sensitizes; sensitized; sensitizing
also British sensitise /ˈsɛnsəˌtaɪz/ sensitizes; sensitized; sensitizing
Learner's definition of SENSITIZE
[+ object]
: to make (someone or something) sensitive or more sensitive使敏感: such as
a : to make (someone) more aware of something使增强意识 —
usually + to b medical : to cause (someone) to become sensitive to a substance and to react to it in a bad way使过敏 —
usually + to —
usually used as (be) sensitized通常用作(be) sensitized — sensitization
also British sensitisation /ˌsɛnsətəˈzeɪʃən/ Brit /ˌsɛnsəˌtaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]