"sensitising" in the noun sense

1. sensitizing, sensitising, sensitization, sensitisation

rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections

"sensitising" in the verb sense

1. sensitize, 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"

2. sensitize, sensitise

make sensitive to a drug or allergen

"Long-term exposure to this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen"

3. sensitize, sensitise

make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion

"sensitize the photographic film"

4. sensitize, sensitise, sensify, sensibilize, sensibilise

make sensitive or aware

"He was not sensitized to her emotional needs"

"sensitising" in the adjective sense

1. sensitizing, sensitising

making susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli

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